Despite traditionally being a strong research topic in urban studies, inter-city relations had become grossly neglected until recently, when it was placed back on the research agenda with the advent of studies of world/global cities. More recently the 'external relations' of cities have taken their place alongside 'internal relations' within cities to constitute the full nature of cities.
This collection of essays on how and why cities are connecting to each other in a globalizing world provides evidence for a new city-centered geography that is emerging in the twenty-first...
Despite traditionally being a strong research topic in urban studies, inter-city relations had become grossly neglected until recently, when it was...
Transnational spatial relations offer a key point from which to study the geographies of contemporary globalization. This book assesses the possible cross-fertilization between two of the most notable analytical frameworks - the world city network framework and the global commodity chain framework.
Transnational spatial relations have become a key analytical lens through which to study the geographies of contemporary globalization
Brings together contributions of key researchers from different backgrounds and different parts of the world
Offers a set of original...
Transnational spatial relations offer a key point from which to study the geographies of contemporary globalization. This book assesses the possible c...
With the advent of multinational corporations, the traditional urban service function has 'gone global'. In order to provide services to globalizing corporate clients, the offices of major financial and business service firms across the world have generated networks of work. It is the myriad of flows between office towers in different metropolitan centres that has produced a world city network.
Taylor and Derudder's unique and illuminating book provides both an update and a substantial revision of the first edition that was published in 2004. It provides a comprehensive and...
With the advent of multinational corporations, the traditional urban service function has 'gone global'. In order to provide services to globalizin...
With the advent of multinational corporations, the traditional urban service function has 'gone global'. In order to provide services to globalizing corporate clients, the offices of major financial and business service firms across the world have generated networks of work. It is the myriad of flows between office towers in different metropolitan centres that has produced a world city network.
Taylor and Derudder's unique and illuminating book provides both an update and a substantial revision of the first edition that was published in 2004. It provides a comprehensive and...
With the advent of multinational corporations, the traditional urban service function has 'gone global'. In order to provide services to globalizin...
