The document provides information about global cities and their characteristics. It begins by defining what a global city is, including that they are major nodes for information and money flows and facilitate specialized businesses. It then discusses characteristics of global cities such as having a large population, major international airport and advanced transportation systems. The document also identifies different tiers of global cities based on various indices that measure factors like business activity, human capital and cultural institutions. It concludes by discussing concepts in demography like birth rate, mortality rate and fertility rate.

2. 📌INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Understand the concept of global cities and
its characteristics;
Identify the various global cities and the
indices upon which they are measured; and
Analyze the demographic transition theory

3. What is Global City?
▫ Also called “power city”, “world city” or “alpha city”
▫ Global cities are major nodes in the interconnected
systems of information and money, and the wealth
that they capture is intimately related to the
specialized businesses that facilitate those flows.
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4. Globalization as Spatial Phenomenon
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• Based on places
• Global cities are integral to globalization as it is essential to these
global cities

5. General Characteristics of Global Cities
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International, first-name familiarity (i.e. Paris, London)
Active influence and participation in international events and
world affairs (i.e. UN headquarters in New York City)
A fairly large population
A major international airport (i.e., London Heathrow Airport)
that serves as an established hub for several international
airlines

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London Heathrow Airport UN Headquarters, New York

7. General Characteristics of Global Cities
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Presence of an advanced transportationsystem

8. General Characteristics of Global Cities
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Presence of international financial institutions, law firms, and stock
exchanges (i.e.,New York Stock Exchange)
Presence of advanced communications infrastructure on which modern
transnationalcorporations rely
Presence of world-renowed cultural institutions (i.e., museums,
universities)

9. General Characteristics of Global Cities
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Presence of several powerful
and influential media outlets
with an international reach (i.e.,
The New York Times, Agence
France-Presse)
Presence of a major sports
facilities, home teams in major
league sports, and the ability
and historical experience to
host international sporting
events (i.e. Olympics, World
Cups)

10. Identification of Global Cities
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Alpha World
Cities
 12 points:
London,
New
York,
Paris,
Tokyo

11. Identification of Global Cities
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Alpha World Cities
 10 points: Chicago, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Milan, Singapore

12. Identification of Global Cities
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Alpha World Cities
 10 points: Chicago, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Milan, Singapore

13. Identification of Global Cities
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Beta World Cities
 9 points: San Francisco, Sydney, Toronto, Zurich

14. Identification of Global Cities
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Beta World Cities
 8 points: Brussels, Madrid, Mexico City, San Paulo

15. Identification of Global Cities
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Beta World Cities
 7 points: Moscow, Seoul

16. Identification of Global Cities
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Gamma World Cities
 6 points: Amsterdam, Boston, Caracas, Dallas, Dusseldorf, Geneva, Houston,
Jakarta, Johannesburg, Melbourne, Osaka, Prague, Santiago, Taipei,
Washington
 5 points: Bangkok, Beijing, Montreal, Rome, Stockholm, Warsaw
 4 points: Atlanta, Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen,
Hamburg, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Miami, Minneapolis, Munich,
Shanghai

17. Global City Index
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1. Business activity – presence of headquarters, services firms, number of
international conferences, value of goods through ports and airports
2. Human capital – size of foreign-born population, quality of universities,
number of international schools, internationalstudent population
3. Information exchange – accessibility of major TV news, number of
international news bureaus
4. Cultural experience – number of sporting events, museums, performing arts
venues
5. Political engagement – number of embassies, consulates, international
organizations, political conferences

18. Global Power City Index
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1. Economy – refers to market attractiveness, economic vitality, business
environment, regulations, and risk
2. Research and development – refers to research background, readiness for
accepting and supporting researches, and research achievement
3. Cultural interaction – refers to trendsetting potential, accommodation
environment, dining and shopping, and volume of interaction
4. Livability – refers to working environment, cost of living, security and safety,
and life support functions
5. Environment – refers to ecology, pollution, and natural environment
6. Accessibility – refers to international transport infrastructure and inner city
transportationinfrastructure

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20. Global Demography
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What is Demography?
o Is the statistical
study of human
populations
o Examines size,
structure, and
movements of
populations over
space and time.

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What is Population?
o typically refers to the
number of people in a
single area, whether
it be a city or town,
region, country,
continent, or the
world.

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Demography
1. Birth Rate – Birth rate is the number of individuals born in a
population in a given amount of time. Human birth rate is stated as
the number of individuals born per year per 1000 in the population.
Birth rate = (Total live births)/ Total Population x 1000
5,000/100,000
0.05 x1,000 = 50 annum per year

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Demography
2. Mortality Rate – is a measure of the number of deaths (in general, or
due to a specific cause) in a particular population, scaled to the size of
that population, per unit of time.
Death rate = Total death / Total Population x 1000

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3. Life Expectancy – estimate of the average number of additional years
that a person of a given age can expect to live. The most common measure
of life expectancy is life expectancy at birth.

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Demography
4. Fertility Rate – total number of children borne by a woman at a point of time during
her child-bearing age (15-45 years). Family size depends upon
 Duration of marriage
 Education of people
 Contraception method
 Socio economic status

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Demography
4. Fertility Rate – total number of children borne by a woman at a point of time during
her child-bearing age (15-45 years). Family size depends upon
 Duration of marriage
 Education of people
 Contraception method
 Socio economic status

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