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    The document discusses global cities and their characteristics. A global city is an urban center that serves as an important hub in the global economic system. Global cities have advanced transportation networks, international cultures and communities, influential financial institutions and media outlets, and world-renowned cultural institutions that give them outsized influence on global affairs and the world economy. The top 10 global cities based on 2018 rankings are New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Singapore, Chicago, Beijing, and Brussels. The top 10 cities with the most potential for future growth are San Francisco, New York, London, Paris, Singapore, Amsterdam, Munich, Boston, Houston, and Melbourne.

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    The document discusses global cities and their characteristics. A global city is an urban center that serves as an important hub in the global economic system. Global cities have advanced transportation networks, international cultures and communities, influential financial institutions and media outlets, and world-renowned cultural institutions that give them outsized influence on global affairs and the world economy. The top 10 global cities based on 2018 rankings are New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Singapore, Chicago, Beijing, and Brussels. The top 10 cities with the most potential for future growth are San Francisco, New York, London, Paris, Singapore, Amsterdam, Munich, Boston, Houston, and Melbourne.

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    The document discusses global cities and their characteristics. A global city is an urban center that serves as an important hub in the global economic system. Global cities have advanced transportation networks, international cultures and communities, influential financial institutions and media outlets, and world-renowned cultural institutions that give them outsized influence on global affairs and the world economy. The top 10 global cities based on 2018 rankings are New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Singapore, Chicago, Beijing, and Brussels. The top 10 cities with the most potential for future growth are San Francisco, New York, London, Paris, Singapore, Amsterdam, Munich, Boston, Houston, and Melbourne.

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    The document discusses the definition and characteristics of global cities.

    The document lists several characteristics that define a global city including involvement in international affairs, transportation infrastructure, culture, economy, and communications.

    Based on current performance, the top 10 global cities are: New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Singapore, Chicago, Beijing, and Brussels.

    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
    THANK YOU!

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