To anyplace that considers itself a “global city” – New York, Chicago, etc – globalization and global competitive reality are the defining lens through which they see their present and future.

The influence of globalization on the future study of political geography is investigated through research on world cities. It is argued that political geography, like most social science, has been ...

What is the relationship between the history of the city and the history of globalization? To tackle this question we will look at theories and histories of the city and of globalization from a macro ...

Globalization, roughly defined as the global integration of economies and ... As foreign investment often creates job opportunities in the cities of host countries, rural workers move to the ...

As measured by population, the world's major cities serve as epicentres of human civilization and cultural diversity. From expansive urban landscapes teeming with millions of inhabitants to vast ...