London, a global city Flashcards
Criterias of a global city
Population Wealth power innovation a hub
Population
Some are megacities
More than 10M inhabitants
Skilled workforce
Cosmopolitism = multicultural places
Wealth
TNC (transnational companies), headquarters
Power
Politics: Buckingham palace for london
Finances: CBD The city and the 1st stock exchange in Europe
Cultural: landmarks, medias …
Innovation
Bets universities such as King’s College in London
A hub
Very good transport networks and welcomes a lots of flows, it’s called connectivity.
It’s a hinterland
Global cities increase their influence in globalisation (3)
Attractivity : FDI (=foreign direct investment) because global cities are very well connected, very innovative and there are economic activities.
Urban sprawl : Concentration of population, acitivites and wealth = grow larger and larger
Metropolisation : reinforce the metropolis influence
Why is london a global city ? POWER
Cultural = landmarks (Big Ben, London eye, tower of London)
= medias with the BBC headquarters
= London identity with the cabs, the imperial buses =, the guards
= International museums such as the National Gallery.
Political = Buckingham Palace, the house of parliament
Why is London a global city ? Economic finances
Most important stock exchange in europe
CBD the City with iconic skyscrapers such as the Walkie talkie
Why is London a global city ? Transport
Several international airports : Heathdrow which is the 1st airport in Europe
Railways : eurostar which links the UK to France
Great subway facilities
Consequences of the Brexit
Less flows because it is harder to access the single market so it could affect the british companies
Globalisation demands a high connection between countries
Global city definition
city that takes the most advantage of globalisation and has a leading role in it thanks to different commandment functions.
Globalisation
Idea that the different parts of the world are connected thanks to flows like money, goods, services, people and informations.
