Global City Challenges [electronic resource] : Debating a Concept, Improving the Practice /
Acuto, M.author.
Steele, W.author.
The contributors illustrate what twin analytical and practical challenges emerge from juxtaposing cultural, economic, historical, postcolonial, virtual, architectural, literary, security and political stances to the concept of the 'global city'.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 The Global City Tradition; 3 The Network Dimension; 4 The Economic and Financial Dimensions; 5 The Historical Dimension; 6 The Postcolonial Dimension; 7 The Literary Dimension; 8 The Virtual Dimension; 9 The Cultural Dimension; 10 The Architectural Dimension; 11 The Geopolitical Dimension; 12 The Security Dimension; 13 Global City Challenges: A View from the Field; Conclusions; Global City Challenges: A Sympathetic Postscript; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The contributors illustrate what twin analytical and practical challenges emerge from juxtaposing cultural, economic, historical, postcolonial, virtual, architectural, literary, security and political stances to the concept of the 'global city'.
Public policy.
Environmental economics.
Economic development.
Urban economics.
Urban geography.
Globalization.
Public Policy.
Environmental Economics.
Development Studies.
Urban Economics.
Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).
Globalization.