Urban Places: World Cities

Question 1

what is the nature of world cities

Answer 1

simple definition + basic examples

Question 2

what is the character of world cities

Answer 2

characteristics and special features of a world city

Question 3

what is the nature of world cities

Answer 3

a city considered to be an important node in the global economic system with great economic, social and cultural influence

Question 4

define node

Answer 4

Nodes represent either places where roads intersect and other places of interest on the transportation network

Question 5

what are the alpha ++ cities

Answer 5

london
NYC

Question 6

what are the alpha + cities

Answer 6

Paris
Tokyo
Sydney
Hong Kong
Singapore
Dubai
Beijing
Shanghai

Question 7

what are the 6 main characteristics (character) of world cities

IPHONE

Answer 7

infrastructure
producer services
hotspot of culture
organisational control
networked
economic function

Question 8

what are “advanced producer services”

Answer 8

accounting
banking
law
advertising

Question 9

where are advanced producer services concentrated

Answer 9

world cities

Question 10

what are examples of cultural activites

Answer 10

sport, music, entertainment and fashioin

Question 11

what is organisational control

Answer 11

the control centres/headquarters of large companies are concentrated in world cities

Question 12

what does economic function mean

Answer 12

world cities control a large portion of world capital and are the most important economic centres
eg. wall street

Question 13

what is spatial distribution

Answer 13

where the world cities are located

Question 14

where are world cities often located

Answer 14

in the northern hemisphere, close to the coastline, in developed countries

Question 15

define economic authority

Answer 15

city that has control over the world’s financial and industrial functioning

Question 16

what activities make economic authority possible

Answer 16

command and control point
financial and industrial activity

Question 17

how many banks does nyc have

Answer 17

63

Question 18

define cultural authority

Answer 18

capture cultural lifestyle with infrastructure and events

Question 19

examples of cultural infrastructure

Answer 19

stadiums, shopping malls

Question 20

how are world cities interconnected to other urban cities (hierarchy)

Answer 20

small town –> regional centre –> national metropolis
–> world cities

Question 21

what are the three global networks

Answer 21

transport networks
telecommunication networks
internet networks

Question 22

what are some ways that make world cities dominant

Answer 22

economic and cultural authority

Question 23

what are some ways towns may be dependent on world cities

Answer 23

they may depend on them for financial funds,
command and control
and for jobs and oppurtunitiees

Question 24

what are some ways towns may be dependent on world cities

Answer 24

they may depend on them for financial funds,
command and control
and for jobs and opportunities

Question 25

what are the three main roles of regional centres eg. dubbo

Answer 25

population
industry/jobs
services/culture

Question 26

are these roles pull or push factors to the regional centres

Answer 26

pull