Share
Global Cities
Past, Present and Future
- Zhenhua Zhou - Dean of Shanghai Institute for Global City
Series:
SAGE China Studies
SAGE China Studies
August 2020 | SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
The pivotal nodes in the world city network are global cities---cities of supreme strategic value in global economy and politics, science and technology, culture, and society. Global Cities: Past, Present and Future explores the evolution of global cities---their formation, rise, development and tendencies. This book summarizes and interprets global tendencies and also puts forward a theoretical framework that will help researchers understand these cities better. It also makes a compelling case for understanding every city in terms of evolutionary dynamics.
The first eight chapters of the book discuss the ontology of global city evolution and patterns, forms and trends of development. The last two chapters study the case of Shanghai, which aims to build itself into an important global city by 2050. This case study illustrates the shaping of a new type of global city that demonstrates new characteristics of the globalized space.
The first eight chapters of the book discuss the ontology of global city evolution and patterns, forms and trends of development. The last two chapters study the case of Shanghai, which aims to build itself into an important global city by 2050. This case study illustrates the shaping of a new type of global city that demonstrates new characteristics of the globalized space.
Introduction
Literature Review
Global Cities Research
The Studies of Global Space
Studies on the World City Network
Dynamic Evolution Research
Definition of Global Cities
Methodology of Conceptualization
Global City Paradigm
Clarification of Some Confusing Concepts
Evolutionary Ontology and Its Core Category
Ontology of Global Cities
The Core Category
Connected Spaces
Evolution Framework: World City Network
Complex Interlocking Network Model
Network Structure
Evolutionary Dynamics
Framework of Dynamics
Influencing Factors
Evolutionary Process
Evolutionary Model
Dominant Model of Evolution
Diversity in Evolution (Types)
Evolutionary Tendencies of Global Cities
Evolutionary Tendencies Based on Network Intensification
Evolution Trend Based on the Isotropic World City Network
The Evolution of Space
Space Expansion
Evolutionary Trend of Spatial Expansion Processes
A Case Study of ‘Shanghai 2050’ Global City Vision (Part I)
Strategic Drive: Prospects of Globalization
Strategic Opportunities: Reshaping of World Pattern
The Rise of China as Strategic Support
Shanghai’s Endogenous Foundation for Global Cities Evolution
A Case Study of ‘Shanghai 2050’ Global City Vision (Part II)
Prospects of Shanghai’s Evolution to a Global City
Shanghai’s Vision of Becoming a Global City
Core Functions of Shanghai as a Global City
Bibliography