A WORLD OF REGIONS

 THE GLOBAL CITY

 The North and the South

 The Third World and the Global

South
THE GLOBAL CITY

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

 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.
 CHARACTERISTICS/CRITERIA
 A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT THAT
SERVES AS AN ESTABLISHED HUB FOR
SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES.

EX: London Heathrow Airport

CHARACTERISTICS/CRITERIA
 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
 CHARACTERISTICS/CRITERIA
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 SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL CULTURES AND
COMMUNITIES WHICH ATTRACT LARGE
FOREIGN BUSINESSES.

EX: Chinatown, a Little Italy

CHARACTERISTICS/CRITERIA
 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
 CHARACTERISTICS/CRITERIA
 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
CHARACTERISTICS/CRITERIA
 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
CHARACTERISTICS/CRITERIA
 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.
CHARACTERISTICS/CRITERIA
 WORLD-RENOWNED CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS,
SUCH AS MUSEUMS AND UNIVERSITIES.

EX: American Museum of Natural History in New York

New York University
CHARACTERISTICS/CRITERIA
 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
1. NEW YORK 6. LOS ANGELES

2. LONDON 7. SINGAPORE

3. PARIS 8. CHICAGO

4. TOKYO 9. BEIJING

5. HONG KONG 10. BRUSSELS

 TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES INDEX

1. NEW YORK
 TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES INDEX

2. LONDON
 TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES INDEX

3. PARIS
 TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES INDEX

4. TOKYO
 TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES INDEX

5. HONG KONG
 TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES INDEX

6. LOS ANGELES
 TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES INDEX

7. SINGAPORE
 TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES INDEX

8. CHICAGO
 TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES INDEX

9. BEIJING
 TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES INDEX

10. BRUSSELS
INDEX
TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES OUTLOOK
1. SAN FRANCISCO 6. AMSTERDAM

2. NEW YORK 7. MUNICH

3. LONDON 8. BOSTON

4. PARIS 9. HOUSTON

5. SINGAPORE 10. MELBOURNE

TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES OUTLOOK

1. SAN FRANCISCO
TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES OUTLOOK

2. NEW YORK
TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES OUTLOOK

3. LONDON
TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES OUTLOOK

4. PARIS
TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES OUTLOOK

5. SINGAPORE
TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES OUTLOOK

6. AMSTERDAM
TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES OUTLOOK

7. MUNICH
TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES OUTLOOK

8. BOSTON
TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES OUTLOOK

9. HOUSTON
TOP 10 GLOBAL CITIES OUTLOOK

10. MELBOURNE
OUTLOOK
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