Classification ; Cluster analysis ; Globalization ; Network ; Principal components analysis ; Taxonomy ; Urban geography ; World city
The paper develops an exploratory research design using principal components analyses. Multiple solutions are used to explore the structure of a matrix defined by 123 cities and 100 global service firms. Using 13 separate analyses, the main finding
is a prime structure consisting in Outer cities, US cities, Pacific Asian cities, Euro-German cities and Old Commonwealth cities. The end-result is a new geography of globalisation as indicated by configurations of the world city network.
Development and administration of capital cities and metropolitan areas : an introduction
Administration ; Capital city ; Czech Republic ; Development ; Metropolitan area ; Town
The paper provides an introduction to the collection of papers addressing issues of development and administration of capital cities and metropolitan areas. The problems are studied in Canada, Great Britain, Russia, Slovakia and Czechia. - (MS)
Centrality ; Enterprise ; Globalization ; Network ; Producer services ; Tertiary sector ; Urban geography ; World city
Building on a specification of the world city network as an interlocking network in which business service firms play the crucial role in network formation, information is gathered from global service firms about the size of their presence in a city
and about any extra-territorial functions of their offices. This information is converted into data which are used to measure the global network connectivity of cities.
Pathways to a world city : Shanghai rising in an era of globalisation
Centrality ; China ; Competitiveness ; Finance ; Shanghai ; Urban development ; Urban economy ; Urban function ; World city
If Shanghai is able to retain its pre-eminence in the Chinese context, then it is likely to be the East Asian city with the best prospect of becoming a global centre. The paper briefly explores the makings of a world city, identifies certain
necessary ingredients, examines Shanghai's recent development, indicates national and municipal policies that may determine its pathway to a global city and shows how such policies are being implemented.
Bangkok ; Daily life ; Inner city ; Large city ; Slum ; Thailand ; Urban geography ; Urban practice ; Urban settlement ; Urban society ; Urban structure
The book is divided into two parts. 1- Krung to global city : the dynamics of transformation ; 2- Making Bangkok : studies in place, practice and representation. The work is an in-depth study of the institutions and the people who shaped the Thai
metropolis. Adopting insights from anthropology, urban studies and human geography, the A. examines the city's variety from the inner-city slums to the rural-urban fringe. He explains the daily life of the city's inhabitants, middle class suburbanites
Moscow as an emergent world city : international links, business developments, and the entrepreneurial city
Business district ; Entrepreneurship ; European part of Russia ; International economy ; Moscow ; Telecommunications ; Town ; Urban administration ; Urban change ; World city ; Years 1990-99
Between Borinquen and the Barrio : environmental justice and New York City's Puerto Rican community, 1969-1972
Communauté ; Environnement urbain ; Espace urbain ; Etats-Unis ; Ethnie ; Identité culturelle ; Mouvement social urbain ; New York City ; Politique locale ; Porto-Ricains ; Santé ; Société urbaine
Community ; Cultural identity ; Ethnic community ; Health ; Local policy ; New York City ; United States of America ; Urban area ; Urban environment ; Urban social movement ; Urban society
The paper explores the emergence of a radical Puerto Rican organization that was active in a number of US cities in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In New York City, it mobilized the community through a series of direct actions devoted to improving
In the aggregate, excess commuting is the nonoptimal or surplus work travel occurring in cities because people do not minimize their journeys to work. The A. presents an alternative view based on a theoretical maximum commute. This calculation
allows for an analysis of the range between the theoretical minimum and maximum commutes. This range is taken to be the commuting capacity of a city. A model is formulated and applied to 1990 Census data for a sample of US cities.
Plural cities and ethnic enclaves : introducing a measurement procedure for comparative study
Auckland ; Concentration spatiale ; Ethnie ; Groupe ethnique ; Immigration urbaine ; Localisation résidentielle ; New York City ; Sydney ; Ségrégation ; Urbanisation ; Ville mondiale
Auckland ; Ethnic community ; Ethnic group ; New York City ; Residential location ; Segregation ; Spatial concentration ; Sydney ; Urban immigration ; Urbanization ; World city
Making difference : conflict over Irish identity in the New York City St. Patrick's Day parade
Communauté ; Comportement sexuel ; Conflit ; Différence ; Etats-Unis ; Ethnie ; Identité culturelle ; Irlandais ; Nationalisme ; New York City
Community ; Conflict ; Cultural identity ; Difference ; Ethnic community ; Nationalism ; New York City ; Sexual behaviour ; United States of America
Etude des parades de New York City sur la période 1990-2001 : un conflit est apparu entre les organisateurs, l'Ordre Ancien des Irlandais, et l'organisation irlandaise de lesbiennes et de gays, qui veulent être présents bien que l'entrée leur soit
Analyse spatiale ; Calcul matriciel ; Etats-Unis ; Méthodologie ; New York City ; SIDA ; Santé
AIDS ; Health ; Matrix analysis ; Methodology ; New York City ; Spatial analysis ; United States of America
An example of warps analysis as applied to geographic data is presented. It focuses on the AIDS epidemic in two boroughs of New York City. Female adult AIDS incidence and percentage newborns exposed to HIV, by zip code for the years 1991-98
As a city besieged : place, Zionism, and the deforestation of Jerusalem
of the forest that the city wants to use for development. He shows that theories of space, place, and resistance must be supplemented with a contextual analysis of the master cultural narratives that form the symbolic grounds of these conflicts.
Are there ethnic enclaves/ghettos in English cities ?
of ethnic mixing. Their relative importance is evaluated in 18 English cities. The AA. find little evidence of significant segregation of Black ethnic groups, but more with regard to Asian groups.
Exploring offence statistics in Stockholm City using spatial analysis tools
The objective of this article is to investigate changes since the early 1980s in offence patterns for residential burglary, theft of and from cars, and vandalism in Stockholm City using methods from spatial statistics.
The geographic concentration of low-income, minority residents in public housing projects located in the inner city constitutes the fundamental problem facing US cities. Public housing, which concentrates low-income people in the inner city, must