london, a global city Flashcards
linkage
liens, réseaux
flows
flux
summit
sommet
urban spill
étalement urbain
the humans flows are:
- for tourism
- definitive migration as refugees (political, climatical, war)
- economic migrants
- scientists, artists, students
the other types of flows are
- commercial (import and export goods)
- transportation
- tertiary sector
- financial
which were the first global cities
London
Paris
NYC
when were the industrialization in GB?
in the middle of the 18 century
what is london?
the 1st global city 2nd financial center (after NYC since 2018 bcz of Brexit) the 27th metropolitan area a metropolis the largest in European Union
definition of metropolitan area
it is a major city with its suburbs and near by cities, towns and environs over which the major city exercise a commanding economic and social influence
thanks to census, say the number of inhabitants in the city of london inner london outer london greater london London metropolitan
the city of london: 7300 inner london 3.3M outer london 5M greater london 8,2M London metropolitan 10-18 M
where there is no more pendulum migration?
London commuter belt
borough
quartier
mayor of london and his origins and his age
Sadiq Khan pakistany 48 years old
power of the queen of UK
limited power:
- oldest head of state of one of the oldest democracy
- the head of the Commonwealth of Nations
- doesn’t has the right to explain her mind
- appoints Supreme Court, Prime Minister, aristocrats of the House of Lords
- can dissolve the executive (government and prime minister)
prime minister
- Theresa May (2016- 2020) CONSERVATIVE
- after being elected by House of Commons -> pays visit to the queen -> agree or not
- elected for 4 years : can be elected twice
- lives at 10 Downing Street
- appoints the government
- can dissolve the House of Commons
political parties
Conservative
the liberal democrats
labor
what is the political center of L?
what are the CBD of London?
Westminster : political center
3 CBD
- The City (Square Mile or LSE = L Stock Exchange)
end of the 17th cent. traders bought & sold shares in companies->raise money exploration trading new market. (activity in Jonathan’s Coffee Shop)
- The Docklands (commercial estate of Cnary Wharf)
19th century surronding industries (import goods) = hight density of housing
now it is employing 1,5 M of people
- The L Bridge Quarter
The Shard Tower: tallest of Europe 300 m designed by R Piano
GB
aNGLETERRE
UK
Royaume uni
angle + ulster
2 parts of Ireland and since when?
1921 : Ulster (Northern Ireland) belongs to the UK
Eire is the Ireland
In 2015, London in the service export contributes to how many percent of the B economy?
100 billion pounds -> almost 50% of the GB service export
In which sector London is important in the B eco?
tertiary sector as finance (banking finance insurance), real estate
what is TNCs
Transnational or multinational corporations
