Global City and Migration

Question 1

3 Historical Precedents of Global City

Answer 1

1. Imperial Cities
2. Free cities
3. World City

Question 2

• coined “World City”
• conceptualized a global network of cities as early as 1927

Answer 2

Roderick McKenzie

Question 3

• ____________ introduces global cities as global “command centers” of the world economy
  – Global financial centers

Answer 3

Saskia Sassen (2005)

Question 4

2 example of global cities that are post-industrial

Answer 4

Shanghai, and Singapore

Question 5

a man who enjoys the freedom to idly roam the city by himself

Answer 5

flaneur

Question 6

A flaneur may be replaced by an ___________ who enjoys the greater mobility in the virtual reality through social media

Answer 6

electronic flaneur

Question 7

Coined the term flaneur

Answer 7

Mike Featherstone

Question 8

A city of bits

Answer 8

“Data city”

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Zygmunt Bauman

Question 10

“global cities are place for “creative class” or incubators of creativity”

Answer 10

Richard Florida

Question 11

________ is not dead because of the reach of Internet connectedness

Answer 11

Geography

Question 12

The ___________- represents a significant potential of the “creative class” in large, attractive cities

Answer 12

international educational market

Question 13

All cities worthy of the “global city” title are nowadays are also magnets for __________

Answer 13

international students

Question 14

The synergies between education, research and industry are crucial for _______

Answer 14

global capitalism

Question 15

Global cities must be “_______” and good ecosystems attracting and retaining the creative class

Answer 15

brain hubs

Question 16

6 criteria of a global city based from Japanese Mori Foundation:

Answer 16

1) economy
2) research and development
3) cultural attraction
4) livability
5) environment
6) accessibility

Question 17

Top 5 global cities?

Answer 17

New York, London, Paris, Tokyo and Singapore

Question 18

__________- are countries that have progressive economies and advanced technological infrastructure

Answer 18

Developed countries

Question 19

________ are low income countries with less developed industrial bases.

Answer 19

developing countries

Question 20

ongoing movement of people from one country to another

Answer 20

migration

Question 21

any movement from one place to another in the same country

Answer 21

internal migration

Question 22

a movement from one country to another

Answer 22

international migration

Question 23

According to __________, transnational relations exist in the present world because countries trade with one another, and populations move across state boundaries

Answer 23

Nau (2009)

Question 24

According to Nau (2009), ____ exist in the present world because countries trade with one another, and populations move across state boundaries

Answer 24

transnational relations

Question 25

3 political motivations of migration

Answer 25

1. Voluntary economic migration
2. Forced Displacement (natural disasters, war, conflict, or persecution)
3. Refugee Crisis

Question 26

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.

Answer 26

Boswell (2002)

Question 27

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.

Answer 27

forced displacement, refugee crisis