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A global city, also called world city or sometimes alpha city or world center, is a city generally considered to be an important node in the global economic system. The concept comes from geography and urban studies, and the idea that globalization can be understood as largely created, facilitated, and enacted in strategic geographic locales according to a hierarchy of importance to the operation of the global system of finance and trade.
The most complex of these entities is the "global city", whereby the linkages binding a city have a direct and tangible effect on global affairs through socio-economic means. The use of "global city", as opposed to "megacity", was popularized by sociologist Saskia Sassen in her 1991 work, The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo; although the term "world city", which refers to cities that control a disproportionate amount of global business, dates to at least the May 1886 description of Liverpool, by The Illustrated London News.Patrick Geddes also used the term "world city" later in 1915. More recently, the term has been described as being synonymous with a city's influence and 'financial capital', with other factors becoming less relevant.
Introducing 'Global Cities: The 2016 Report', by Knight Frank. http://bit.ly/1NIAcU6
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A series of thought leadership debates hosted by the Mayor of London during 2012 Olympics. Saskia Sassen discusses immigration, cosmopolitanism and importance for global cities
Opening program at The Chicago Forum on Global Cities. Featuring: * Ajay Banga, President and CEO, MasterCard * Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme; former Prime Minister, New Zealand * Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Founder and Chairman, Paulson Institute; former Secretary, US Treasury * Robert E. Rubin, Cochairman, Council on Foreign Relations; former Secretary, US Treasury * Lionel Barber, Editor, Financial Times
On February 10, the Foreign Policy program at Brookings convened a panel discussion to introduce Securing Global Cities, a new project based in Foreign Policy's Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence. http://www.brookings.edu/events/2016/02/10-securing-global-cities Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=BrookingsInstitution Follow Brookings on social media! Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/Brookings Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BrookingsInst Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/brookingsinst LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/com/company/the-brookings-institution
Inspirational film presenting The Global CIties Institute's ambitions. The Global Cities Institute focuses on the evolving role of cities and regions in realising social, economic and environmental aspirations. The institute, a not-for-profit initiative by Aecom, draws on the company's fully integrated planning, design, engineering and management capabilities to help improve cities. The 'CITY' graphic creatively evolves with each description from growing to shrinking, green to arid, wealthy to poor. The film effectively and artistically explores this cross section of cities, questioning the approach on how to deal with these current urban problems.
What are the top ten Global Cities in 2014? These are the most important, influential and defining cities of our era. These are the cities that matter the most.
Listen to the full audiobook: http://downloadapp.us/mabk/30/en/B00OUWJJR4/book Cities play a pivotal but paradoxical role in the future of our planet. As world leaders and citizens grapple with the consequences of growth, pollution, climate change, and waste, urban sustainability has become a ubiquitous catchphrase and a beacon of hope. Yet, we know little about how the concept is implemented in daily life particularly with regard to questions of social justice and equity. This volume provides a unique and vital contribution to ongoing conversations about urban sustainability by looking beyond the promises, propaganda, and policies associated with the concept in order to explore both its mythic meanings and the practical implications in a variety of everyday contexts. The authors present e...
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Ethical Cities: Shape the future of your city Sign up at futurelearn.com/courses/ethical-cities Who runs your city? What makes your city liveable? Using stories from cities around the world, this MOOC will introduce you to the importance of ethics in civic leadership, planning, and business, and citizen engagement. Explore the problems that cities face, and understand the concept of an ‘ethical’ city: In the course you’ll look in depth at the challenges facing cities - considering your own city, or the one nearest you. We’ll ask you to share your stories so you can connect with other learners and compare your experiences in order to recognise and understand the problems cities face. You will explore the power of various entities in your city and examine how they help solve or exacerbate...
top 10 most expensive cities in the world 2016, most expensive city, expensive city in the world, expensive places, best cities to live in in the world, expensive places to live, worldwide cost of living, travel, swizerland, denmark, south korea, copenhagen (city\/town\/village), paris, zurich 10: Los Angeles Los Angeles is officially known as City of Los Angeles which is included in this list of most expensive as this city made place in this city from 19th position, so this is 2nd largest city in United States of America after that of NewYork which is largest. It has most population in state which is California as this city Los Angeles is a global city with a miscellaneous economy in entertainment, sports, media, fashion, culture, science, technology, education, medicine and research 9: S...
Listen to the full audiobook: http://easyget.us/mabk/30/en/B01CIKTFXM/book The first full-length exposition of what it terms a global city-global risks nexus, this volume crosses disciplinary boundaries to draw upon research from Security Studies; Geography; Sociology; and Urban Studies. Innovative in its approach integrating theories about Global Cities with those positing a Global Risk Society, Yee-kuang Heng positions this research in the midst of two concurrent global trends that will gain more significance in coming years. The world is experiencing the consequences of not only rapid globalisation, but also urbanization. In 2008, the Un declared that more than half the worlds population was now urban. At the same time, highly connected global cities like New York, London, Tokyo and Sin...
UN Women’ s Safe Cities Global Initiative was launched in 2010 to encourage innovative, locally owned and sustainable approaches to prevent and respond to sexual harassment and other forms of violence against women in public spaces. This video documents many successful stories from cities that have joined: twenty one cities and counting. With our many partners– cities, women’s groups, civil society, UN sister agencies, donor community - we have ensured that ending violence against women in public spaces is part of the new development architecture for the next decades.
Read your free e-book: http://downloadapp.us/mebk/50/en/B00EE4E202/book This is the second volume to commemorate the 90th birthday of the distinguished scholar Chadwick F. Alger to honor his lifetime achievement in international relations and as President of the International Studies Association (1978-1979). After a brief introduction by Chad F. Alger this volume presents six of his key texts on The Un System and Cities in Global Governance, focusing on cities as arenas for participatory learning in global citizenship; the Impact of Cities on International Systems; perceiving, Analysing and Coping With the Local-global Nexus; the World Relations of Cities: Closing the Gap Between Social Science Paradigms and Everyday Human Experience; japanese Municipal International Exchange and Cooperati...
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Architecture Fall 2007 Lecture Series - November 14, 2007 at The Warehouse. Professor Saskia Sassen is in the Department of Sociology and The Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University. She is also a Centennial Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics. Her research and writing focuses on globalization (including social, economic and political dimensions), immigration, global cities (including cities and terrorism), the new networked technologies, and changes within the liberal state that result from current transnational conditions.
On September 29, the Metropolitan Policy Program hosted the Global Cities Summit, marking the five-year milestone of the Global Cities Initiative, a joint project of the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase. https://www.brookings.edu/events/past-event-global-cities-summit/ (transcript available) Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=BrookingsInstitution Follow Brookings on social media! Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/Brookings Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BrookingsInst Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/brookingsinst LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/com/company/the-brookings-institution
Filmed October 23, 2014, at the ULI Fall Meeting in New York City. Rob Speyer, president and co-chief executive officer of Tishman Speyer, shares an international developer’s view on what is driving the resurgence in global cities.
Cities are responsible for 75 percent of global CO2 emissions. As nations made pledges to reduce emissions at COP21, what work remains to be done by global cities? What new technologies are global cities developing and adopting, and what can cities do to ensure their economic viability? How are international urban networks serving global cities and the world? Panelists: Angela Foster-Rice, Managing Director, Environmental Affairs and Sustainability, United Airlines Connie Hedegaard, Former EU Commissioner for Climate Action; Chairman, CONCITO and KR Foundation Liu Thai-Ker, Senior Director, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte) Ltd. Boris Palmer, Lord Mayor of Tübingen, Germany Moderated by Philip Stephens, Associate Editor and Chief Political Commentator, Financial Times
Global cities are increasingly grappling with transnational security threats such as terrorism, cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, and pandemics. How are global cities responding to and preparing for these threats, particularly in collaboration with or independent of national agencies? What types of security infrastructure and technology are needed? Can a global city be both secure and welcoming? Panelists: Ebtesam Al-Ketbi, President, Emirates Policy Center David Kilcullen, Senior Fellow, New America Paul D. Steinberg, Chief Technology Officer, Motorola Solutions Tan Chorh Chuan, President, National University of Singapore Moderated by Gillian Tett, US Managing Editor, Financial Times
On the front lines of the world’s greatest challenges, global cities—rather than countries—are driving some of the most innovative solutions. What problems can global cities solve that countries can’t? What is the intersection of authority between the two? How is the rise of global cities changing global governance and international institutions, such as the United Nations? Panelists: Chan Heng Chee, Chairman, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, SUTD Dame Tessa Jowell, Member, House of Lords Henry M. Paulson, Jr. , Founder and Chairman, Paulson Institute; Former Secretary, US Treasury Paribatra Sukhumbhand, Governor, City of Bangkok, Thailand Moderated by Gillian Tett, US Managing Editor, Financial Times