Global City

A WORLD OF REGIONS
The North and the South
THE GLOBAL CITY
 The Third World and the Global
South

Prepared by:
YUMUL, SARAH P.
(BSED English 1-G)
THE GLOBAL CITY

THE GLOBAL CITY
 an urban centre that enjoys
significant competitive advantages
and that serves as a hub within a
globalized economic system.
 is a city generally considered to be
an important node in the global
economic system.

THE GLOBAL CITY
 The term has its origins in
research on cities carried out
during the 1980s, which examined
the common characteristics of the
world’s most important cities.
However, with increased attention
being paid to processes of
globalization during subsequent
years, these world cities came to
be known as global cities.

 Linked with globalization was the
idea of spatial reorganization and
the hypothesis that cities were
becoming key loci within global
networks of production, finance,
and telecommunications.
THE GLOBAL CITY
 In some formulations of the global city
thesis, then, such cities are seen as the
building blocks of globalization.

THE GLOBAL CITY
 GLOBAL CITY IS A WELL-KNOWN
INTERNATIONAL CITY WITH GREAT
URBAN SURROUNDING AND A MAJOR
COMMERCIAL HUB WITH HIGH
ECONOMY THAT IMPACTS NOT ONLY
ITS COUNTRY BUT ALSO THE
WORLD.

CHARACTERISTICS/CRITERIA
 ACTIVE INFLUENCE AND PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL
EVENTS AND WORLD AFFAIRS
EX: New York City is home to the United Nations
headquarters complex and consequently contains a
vast majority of the permanent missions to the UN.

 A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THAT
SERVES AS AN ESTABLISHED HUB FOR
SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES.
EX: London Heathrow Airport

 AN ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT
INCLUDES SEVERAL FREEWAYS AND/OR A
LARGE MASS TRANSIT NETWORK OFFERING
MULTIPLE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION .
EX: rapid transit, light rail,
regional rail, ferry, or bus

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 SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL CULTURES AND
COMMUNITIES WHICH ATTRACT LARGE
FOREIGN BUSINESSES.
EX: Chinatown, a Little Italy

 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, LAW FIRMS,
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, AND STOCK EXCHANGES THAT
HAVE INFLUENCE OVER THE WORLD ECONOMY.
EX: London Stock Exchange, the New York Stock
Exchange or the Tokyo Stock Exchange

 AN ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE ON
WHICH MODERN TRANS-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS RELY.
EX: fiber optics, Wi-Fi networks, cellular phone
services, and other high-speed lines of communications

 A LIVELY CULTURAL SCENE, INCLUDING FILM
FESTIVALS, PREMIERES, A THRIVING MUSIC OR THEATRE
SCENE, AN ORCHESTRA, AN OPERA COMPANY, ART
GALLERIES, AND STREET PERFORMERS.
EX: Toronto International Film Festival,
West End theatre and Broadway

 SEVERAL POWERFUL AND INFLUENTIAL MEDIA OUTLETS
WITH AN INTERNATIONAL REACH
EX: the BBC, Associated Press, Reuters, The New
York Times, The Times, or Agence France-Presse.

 WORLD-RENOWNED CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS,
SUCH AS MUSEUMS AND UNIVERSITIES.
EX: American Museum of Natural History in New York
New York University

 A STRONG SPORTING COMMUNITY, INCLUDING
MAJOR SPORTS FACILITIES, HOME TEAMS IN
MAJOR LEAGUE SPORTS, AND THE ABILITY
AND HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE TO HOST
INTERNATIONAL SPORTING EVENTS.
EX: the Olympic Games, Football World Cup,
or Grand Slam tennis events.

The 2018 report includes the
Global Cities Index, which
examines cities’ performance and
the Global Cities Outlook, which
evaluates their potential

TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES INDEX
6. LOS ANGELES
1. NEW YORK
5. HONG KONG
4. TOKYO
3. PARIS
2. LONDON
8. CHICAGO
9. BEIJING
7. SINGAPORE
10. BRUSSELS

1. NEW YORK

2. LONDON

3. PARIS

4. TOKYO

5. HONG KONG

6. LOS ANGELES

7. SINGAPORE

8. CHICAGO

9. BEIJING

10. BRUSSELS

TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES OUTLOOK
6. AMSTERDAM
1. SAN FRANCISCO
5. SINGAPORE
4. PARIS
3. LONDON
2. NEW YORK
8. BOSTON
9. HOUSTON
7. MUNICH
10. MELBOURNE

1. SAN FRANCISCO

2. NEW YORK

3. LONDON

4. PARIS

5. SINGAPORE

6. AMSTERDAM

7. MUNICH

8. BOSTON

9. HOUSTON

10. MELBOURNE

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