Global Networks Linked Cities

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Saskia Sassen , Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago, is a leading expert on cities and globalizaiton. She has published numerous books, including The Global City (1991, 2000) Cities in a Wor...

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Hlavní autor:	Sassen, Saskia
Médium:	E-kniha Kniha
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	New York ; London Routledge 2002 Taylor and Francis Taylor & Francis Group
Vydání:	1
Témata:	advanced Business enterprises Case studies Cities Cities and towns Cities and towns > Effect of technological innovations on city Computer networks Computers and civilization digital Economic aspects Effect of technological innovations on Enterprises fiber Globalisierung Globalization grids Großstadt Information technology Informationstechnik mexico Networks Netzwerk optic producer services Stadtentwicklung Urban economics Urban Studies Welt world SAO city advanced World City Network PUBLIC DIGITAL SPACE Yangtse Delta Shanghai Stock Exchange grids Bn USD world Gdp Growth ASIA Buenos Aires Public Infrastructure optic digital PACIFIC ASIA SAO PAULO fiber Telematics Infrastructure Capita Gdp BEI World Development Report services HAI Electronic Business Systems mexico Optic Fiber Grids producer Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu World Cities Global City Functions Digital City OTA Telematics Developments
ISBN:	9780415931625, 0415931630, 0415931622, 9780415931632
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Locating Cities on Global Circuits -- PART I THE URBAN ARCHITECTURE OF GLOBAL NETWORKS -- 1. The Architecture of Global Networking Technologies -- 2. Communication Grids: Cities and Infrastructure -- 3. Firms and Their Global Service Networks -- 4. Hierarchies of Dominance among World Cities: A Network Approach -- PART II CROSS-BORDER REGIONS -- 5. Mexico: The Making of a Global City -- 6. The Hormuz Corridor: Building a Cross-Border Region between Iran and the United Arab Emirates -- 7. São Paulo: Articulating a Cross-Border Region -- 8. Beirut: Building Regional Circuits -- PART III NETWORK NODES -- 9. Hong Kong: Global Capital Exchange -- 10. Shanghai: Reconnecting to the Global Economy -- 11. Buenos Aires: Sociospatial Impacts of the Development of Global City Functions -- 12. Local Networks: Digital City Amsterdam -- Notes on the Contributors -- Index