World City Network: A global urban analysis
Author:   Peter Taylor (University of Northumbria, UK) ,  Ben Derudder (Ghent University, Belgium)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
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9781138843578


Pages:   228
Publication Date:   17 August 2015
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World City Network: A global urban analysis


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Author:   Peter Taylor (University of Northumbria, UK) ,  Ben Derudder (Ghent University, Belgium)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.412kg
ISBN:  

9781138843578


ISBN 10:   1138843571
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   17 August 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Part One Introduction 1.Cities and globalizations 2. Studying cities in contemporary globalization Part Two Global Urban Analysis, 2000-2012 3. The interlocking network model: specification and application 4. Global network connectivities 5. City-dyads analyses 6. Configurations of the world city network 7. Trajectories within the world city network, 2000-2012 Part Three Broader Reflections 9. Cities in a world in crisis

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Peter J. Taylor is Professor of Human Geography in the Faculty of Engineering and Environment at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. A Fellow of the British Academy, he has published approximately 450 books and articles and has been translated into more than 20 languages. He has been awarded honorary doctorates by the Universities of Ghent and Oulu. As the ‘inventor’ of the world city network approach to understanding contemporary globalization, he has been the key figure in this literature. Ben Derudder is Professor of Human Geography in the Faculty of Sciences at Ghent University, Belgium. He has (co-)edited 4 books on world city network-formation, and published several scientific papers on this topic in key academic journals. As a key contributor to the ‘mini-literature’ on world city networks, he has been a major figure in much of the post-2000 data collection and analyses.

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