Module 5: The Global City Flashcards
are significant production points that are integral
to the global economy. They contain highly specialized
production services and have almost universally developed
advanced financial markets
Global cities
called a power city, world city, alpha city or world center, is a city
which is a primary node in the global economic network.
Global City
Types of Global Cities: (IFGAEKA)
Global Giants
Asian Anchors
Emerging Gateways
Factory China
Knowledge Capitals
American Middleweights
International Middleweights
These are extremely large, wealthy metro areas
that serve as hubs for financial markets and major corporations,
and serve as key nodes in global capital and talent flows
Global Giants
There are six global giants:
New York, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Osaka, Paris,
and London.
These cities are command centers in fast-growing Asia, drawing on their infrastructure connectivity and talented workforces.
Asian Anchors
There are six Asian anchors:
Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, and Moscow.
These cities are transportation and
economic entry points for major regional markets.
Emerging Gateways
Emerging Gateways include:
Mumbai, Mexico City, and Istanbul
These Chinese cities are distinctly reliant on
export-intensive manufacturing to power economic growth and
global engagement.
Factory China
Factory China include:
Chengdu, Qingdao, and Zhengzhou.
These cities are highly productive
innovation centers with talented workforces and elite, tech-driven
research universities.
Knowledge Capitals
Knowledge Capitals include:
San Jose, Seattle, and Stockholm.
hese cities are relatively wealthy and
house strong universities and other anchor institutions
American Middleweights
American Middleweights include:
Miami, Charlotte, and Sacramento.
These cities are globally connected
by people and investment flows.
International Middleweights
International middleweights
include:
Sydney, Toronto, and Berlin
Indicators for Globality;
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Challenges of
Global Cities
Cities can be sustainable because of
their DENSITY. Denser settlement patterns
yield energy savings.
Because of the sheer size of city
populations across the world, it is not
surprising that urban areas CONSUME
most of the world’s ENERGY.
Cities, especially with global influence, are
obvious targets for potential TERRORIST
violence due to their high populations and
role as symbols of globalization that many
terrorists despise.
The process whereby the
character of a poor urban area is
changed by wealthier people
moving in, improving housing,
and attracting new businesses,
typically displacing current
inhabitants in the process
because of rising rents and a
higher cost of living.
Causes can include rapid job
growth, tight housing markets,
preference for city amenities, and
increased traffic congestion.
Gentrification
refers to the
disappearance of middle-class
manufacturing jobs and spending
power as socioeconomic
stratification intensifies
Hollowing out
The _______ is an increase in
working- and lower-class households
along with a growing concentration
of wealth among the very wealthy
upshot
