Trying to define what a global city is is a difficult exercise. Indeed, the number of cities of large population is increasing rapidly and the simple criterion of the number of inhabitants is today largely insufficient. It is this complex…
Read moreGlobal cities are linked to the current phenomenon of globalization; their hierarchy is therefore based on economic criteria. The gross urban product (P.U.B) is the same as P.I.B but it applies to cities. The ranking of cities according to this…
Read moreHow is such a ranking established? It’s simple: to determine how powerful a city is, the Mori Memorial Foundation’s Japanese Institute for Urban Strategies has analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of several important cities based on key criteria (economy, research…
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