Planning world cities : globalization and urban politics /

Main Author: Newman, Peter, 1949-
Other Authors: Thornley, Andy
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke, Houndmills, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Series:Planning, environment, cities
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Table of Contents:
  • Global transformation and the city : the debates
  • The impact of urban governance and policy
  • Cities in North America : rediscovering downtown, regionalism, and devolution
  • New York : capital of the world
  • The challenge to New York's world city dominance : Toronto, Mexico City, Chicago, or Los Angeles?
  • European integration and competitive city regions
  • London : from fragmentation to world city promotion
  • Europe's world city contenders : Paris, Berlin, Frankfurt, and Barcelona
  • Pacific Asia : economic interdependence and the developmental state
  • Tokyo : shaping a world city in the face of economic turbulence
  • Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore : a battle for regional dominance : mega-projects and state-led visions
  • Planning world cities.