This document discusses the concept of the global city and how cities are changing in relation to the global economy. It notes that the rise of information technologies and increased mobility of capital have weakened the role of nations and led to the internationalization of finance and industry. As a result, cities now have more diverse and globally integrated economic activities, and corporate functions are more centralized. Labor has also become more informalized as a survival strategy. The document then outlines seven elements that characterize the global city model, including geographic diversity of economic activities, outsourcing, and the development of transnational urban systems disconnecting cities from local contexts.

1. DOCUMENTARY
&
EVERYDAY
URBAN LIFE
CLASS #3
GE3106 – DR. SHANNON WALSH

2. Key characteristics of current world
economy:
• rise of information technologies (IT)
• the associated increase in the
mobility and liquidity of capital.
Privatization, deregulation, trade between
national economies and multi-national
corporations, etc. (neo-liberalism)
Weakening of the ‘nation’ as spatial unit
THE GLOBAL CITY

3. THE GLOBAL CITY
Key characteristics of current world
economy:
• rise of information technologies (IT)
• the associated increase in the
mobility and liquidity of capital.
Privatization, deregulation, trade between
national economies and multi-national
corporations, etc. (neo-liberalism)
Weakening of the ‘nation’ as spatial unit

4. Changes to the relations of the city to the international economy:
• Dismantling of US/UK as industrial centers
• Rising industrialization of Majority/Third World cities
• Rapid internationalization of finance industry
THE GLOBAL CITY

5. Results:
• Spatial diversity & global integration organization of economic activity
THE GLOBAL CITY

7. THE GLOBAL CITY
MODEL
Seven elements
1. Geographic diversity of economic activities /
centralization of corporate functions
2. Outsourcing & Contracting
3. Agglomeration economies / complexity of services
4. Ease to locate HQ anywhere
5. Development of transnational urban systems,
disconnecting cities from nations and local
6. Rise of spatial and socio-economic inequality
7. Informalization of labour (survival strategies)

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13. THE GLOBAL CITY
MODEL
Seven elements
1. Geographic diversity of economic activities /
centralization of corporate functions
2. Outsourcing & Contracting
3. Agglomeration economies / complexity of services
4. Ease to locate HQ anywhere
5. Development of transnational urban systems,
disconnecting cities from nations and local
6. Rise of spatial and socio-economic inequality
7. Informalization of labour (survival strategies)

14. Linking key strategic
exchanges between China and
the rest of the world, as well as
between overseas Chinese
communities
Ackbar Abass names the
‘parasitic city’
The rise of information
technologies and the
associated increase in the
mobility and liquidity of capital.
HONG KONG AS
‘NODE’

15. DERIVE!
“The "derive" is designed to capture an unbiased understanding of a place
through subconscious exploration rather than following a prescribed path. The
individuals travel directed by their surroundings, the architecture, the contours
in the geography; with the goal of experiencing authenticity while travelling.”

16. DÉRIVE APP.COM
Let’s play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kTukct98vA

17. Cruel 2 B Kind (C2BK) locative game

18. 1. Get into a small team of between 3-5 people
2. At least one person on the team logs into deriveapp.com to access the
app
3. Each team must take a ‘START’ card, which tells you where you will
begin your derive
4. Find your starting place
5. Start the Derive App and go through at least 8 cards
6. Take some pictures of make notes of the pyschogeography, the
experiences you discover, and the surrounding environment.
7. Upload your pictures and adventure on your blog and/or #nakedcityhk
on instagram
8. Have Fun!
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DERIVE
#NAKEDCITYHK