Global City and Migration Flashcards
3 Historical Precedents of Global City
- Imperial Cities
- Free cities
- World City
- coined “World City”
- conceptualized a global network of cities as early as 1927
Roderick McKenzie
- ____________ introduces global cities as global “command centers” of the world economy
– Global financial centers
Saskia Sassen (2005)
2 example of global cities that are post-industrial
Shanghai, and Singapore
a man who enjoys the freedom to idly roam the city by himself
flaneur
A flaneur may be replaced by an ___________ who enjoys the greater mobility in the virtual reality through social media
electronic flaneur
Coined the term flaneur
Mike Featherstone
A city of bits
“Data city”
A highly “liquid environment” which is a crucible of demographic and social change
– Competitive economy
– Flexible workforce
– English speaking countries are the most dynamic
– Higher mobility (Ex. America than Italy)
– The ability to attract the key professional and innovative workplace & investors
Zygmunt Bauman
“global cities are place for “creative class” or incubators of creativity”
Richard Florida
________ is not dead because of the reach of Internet connectedness
Geography
The ___________- represents a significant potential of the “creative class” in large, attractive cities
international educational market
All cities worthy of the “global city” title are nowadays are also magnets for __________
international students
The synergies between education, research and industry are crucial for _______
global capitalism
Global cities must be “_______” and good ecosystems attracting and retaining the creative class
brain hubs
6 criteria of a global city based from Japanese Mori Foundation:
1) economy
2) research and development
3) cultural attraction
4) livability
5) environment
6) accessibility
Top 5 global cities?
New York, London, Paris, Tokyo and Singapore
__________- are countries that have progressive economies and advanced technological infrastructure
Developed countries
________ are low income countries with less developed industrial bases.
developing countries
ongoing movement of people from one country to another
migration
any movement from one place to another in the same country
internal migration
a movement from one country to another
international migration
According to __________, transnational relations exist in the present world because countries trade with one another, and populations move across state boundaries
Nau (2009)
According to Nau (2009), ____ exist in the present world because countries trade with one another, and populations move across state boundaries
transnational relations
3 political motivations of migration
- Voluntary economic migration
- Forced Displacement (natural disasters, war, conflict, or persecution)
- Refugee Crisis
According to _________, forced displacement and the refugee crisis could be traced to the factors of state tyranny or corruption or the fear of violence such as civil war.
Boswell (2002)
According to Boswell (2002), ____ and the _____ could be traced to the factors of state tyranny or corruption or the fear of violence such as civil war.
forced displacement, refugee crisis
