Global City Challenges - Debating a Concept, Improving the Practice

Informationen zum Autor Michele Acuto, University of Oxford, UKDavid Bassens, Free University of Brussels, BelgiumKerwin Datu, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UKBen Derudder, Ghent University, BelgiumHoward Dick, University of Melbourne, AustraliaMark Graham, University of Oxford, UKSheila Hones, University of Tokyo, JapanMichael Hoyler, Loughborough University, UKRoger Keil, York University, CanadaOli Mould, Royal Holloway, University of London, UKPeter Rimmer, Australian National UniversityGlen Searle, University of Queensland, AustraliaWendy Steele, Griffith University, AustraliaPeter J. Taylor, Northumbria University, UKVanessa Watson, University of Cape Town, South Africa Klappentext The contributors illustrate what twin analytical and practical challenges emerge from juxtaposing cultural, economic, historical, postcolonial, virtual, architectural, literary, security and political stances to the concept of the 'global city'. Zusammenfassung The contributors illustrate what twin analytical and practical challenges emerge from juxtaposing cultural! economic! historical! postcolonial! virtual! architectural! literary! security and political stances to the concept of the 'global city'. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Michele Acuto and Wendy Steele 2. The Global City Tradition; Christof Parnreiter 3. The Network Dimension; Ben Derudder, Michael Hoyler and Peter J. Taylor 4. The Economic and Financial Dimensions; David Bassens 5. The Historical Dimension; Peter Rimmer and Howard Dick 6. The Postcolonial Dimension; Vanessa Watson 7. The Literary Dimension; Sheila Hones 8. The Virtual Dimension; Mark Graham 9. The Cultural Dimension; Oli Mould 10. The Architectural Dimension; Kerwin Datu 11. The Geopolitical Dimension; Michele Acuto 12. The Security Dimension; David Murakami-Wood 13. Global City Challenges: A view from the field; Glen Searle Conclusions; Michele Acuto and Wendy Steele Afterword; Roger Keil...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Acuto, M Acuto, M. Acuto, Michele Acuto, Michele Steele Acuto, W Steele, W. Steele, Wendy Steele
• Con la collaborazione di: Michele Acuto (Editore), Wendy Steele (Editore)
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2013
• EAN: 9781137286864
• ISBN: 978-1-137-28686-4
• Pagine: 290
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica ed economia; Globalisierung, B, Städte, Stadtgemeinden, Globalization, Environmental Economics, auseinandersetzen, Urban & municipal planning, Public Policy, Economic development, Urban Sociology, urban economics, Urban communities, Development Studies, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Urban geography, city;geopolitics;Watson