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Author:   ZHOU Zhenhua
Publisher:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Imprint:   SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
Weight:   0.710kg
ISBN:  

9789353882990

ISBN 10:   9353882990
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   09 July 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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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

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ZHOU Zhenhua is currently the Dean of Shanghai Institute for Global City, the People’s Republic of China. He is an economist and was, until recently, the Director of the Development Research Center, Shanghai Municipal People’s Government. He is also the President of Shanghai Economic Society. He graduated from Mudanjiang Teachers College in 1982 and Fujian Normal University in 1985, receiving a bachelor’s degree in law and a master’s degree in economics, respectively. During 1985–1987, he taught at the Department of Economics in Nanjing University. He completed his doctorate in Economics from Renmin University of China, in 1990. ZHOU has taught and served as the Deputy Director at the Institute of Economic Research, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. For about three decades, he has been engaged in the study of urban development strategies and policies and has published several books and journal articles. The books he has published include: The Development of Service Economy: A General Trend of the Changing Economy in China (2015) and the edited volume World City: International Lessons and Shanghai’s Development (2004).  

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