World Cities

World Cities

Nature of world cities/Character of world cities:

World City:

Financial & Business Centres:

Centres of prestige & distinctive lifestyles:

Transport & communication hubs:

Spatial Distribution of World Cities:

Role of World Cities

Powerful centres of Economic Authority:

World cities are command points in the organisation of the global economy

E.G. WTO in New York

World cities are key locations for a full range of financial services

World cities are key locations for specialised service firms which have replaced manufacturing as the leading economic sector

World cities are markets for a range of G/S

Powerful centres of cultural authority:

World cities have a social infrastructure that facilitates contact between people to exchange information face to face & develop global social networks

World cities are centres for range of cultural facilities & entertainment

World cities provide the opportunity for a distinctive cultural lifestyle

World cities need strong social & physical infrastructure including

London as a world city:

Operation of Global Networks:

Globalisation & global networks like airlines, telecommunication & non voice transfer of information have reinforced the dominant roles of world cities

The Global Airline Network

Telecommunication Networks

Non Voice Transfer System

Relationships of dominance and dependence between world cities

Three Dominant World Cities:

Person to person information:

Global systems of world cities:

World cities and other cities:

Changing role of regional centres & the demise of small towns

Role of metropolitan centres:

Regional Cities:

Dubbo as a Regional City:

Natural Advantages of Dubbo:

E.G.

Dubbo is not a specialist centre for any one industry

Dubbo performs a no. of roles & its continuing ability to encompass a no. of functions will result in further growth

Demise of Small Towns:

E.G.

These losses have strong Impact:

E.G. 1991 1996 Pop of Dunedoo fell from 829 to 781 while Dubbos pop grew by 2000 people.

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