Urban Places: World Cities Flashcards
what is the nature of world cities
simple definition + basic examples
what is the character of world cities
characteristics and special features of a world city
what is the nature of world cities
a city considered to be an important node in the global economic system with great economic, social and cultural influence
define node
Nodes represent either places where roads intersect and other places of interest on the transportation network
what are the alpha ++ cities
london
NYC
what are the alpha + cities
Paris
Tokyo
Sydney
Hong Kong
Singapore
Dubai
Beijing
Shanghai
what are the 6 main characteristics (character) of world cities
IPHONE
infrastructure
producer services
hotspot of culture
organisational control
networked
economic function
what are “advanced producer services”
accounting
banking
law
advertising
where are advanced producer services concentrated
world cities
what are examples of cultural activites
sport, music, entertainment and fashioin
what is organisational control
the control centres/headquarters of large companies are concentrated in world cities
what does economic function mean
world cities control a large portion of world capital and are the most important economic centres
eg. wall street
what is spatial distribution
where the world cities are located
where are world cities often located
in the northern hemisphere, close to the coastline, in developed countries
define economic authority
city that has control over the world’s financial and industrial functioning
what activities make economic authority possible
command and control point
financial and industrial activity
how many banks does nyc have
63
define cultural authority
capture cultural lifestyle with infrastructure and events
examples of cultural infrastructure
stadiums, shopping malls
how are world cities interconnected to other urban cities (hierarchy)
small town –> regional centre –> national metropolis
–> world cities
what are the three global networks
transport networks
telecommunication networks
internet networks
what are some ways that make world cities dominant
economic and cultural authority
what are some ways towns may be dependent on world cities
they may depend on them for financial funds,
command and control
and for jobs and oppurtunitiees
what are some ways towns may be dependent on world cities
they may depend on them for financial funds,
command and control
and for jobs and opportunities
