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Geography
Human Geography
Urban Geography (Global Cities and Urbanization)
1. Introduction to Urban Geography
2. The Process of Urbanization
3. Urban Structure and Morphology
4. Social Geography of Cities
5. Economic Geography of Cities
6. Global Cities and World City Networks
7. Urban Governance and Planning
8. Contemporary Urban Challenges
9. Urban Environment and Sustainability
10. Future Urban Trends
6.
Global Cities and World City Networks
6.1.
Conceptualizing Global Cities
6.1.1.
World City Hypothesis
6.1.2.
Global City Theory
6.1.2.1.
Saskia Sassen's Framework
6.1.2.2.
Command and Control Functions
6.1.2.3.
Producer Services
6.1.3.
Globalization and Cities
6.1.3.1.
Economic Globalization
6.1.3.2.
Cultural Globalization
6.1.3.3.
Political Networks
6.2.
Characteristics of Global Cities
6.2.1.
Economic Functions
6.2.1.1.
Financial Centers
6.2.1.2.
Corporate Headquarters
6.2.1.3.
Advanced Producer Services
6.2.2.
Political Functions
6.2.2.1.
International Organizations
6.2.2.2.
Diplomatic Centers
6.2.2.3.
Policy Networks
6.2.3.
Cultural Functions
6.2.3.1.
Media Centers
6.2.3.2.
Cultural Industries
6.2.3.3.
Educational Institutions
6.2.4.
Infrastructure
6.2.4.1.
Transportation Hubs
6.2.4.2.
Communication Networks
6.2.4.3.
Digital Infrastructure
6.3.
Global City Hierarchies
6.3.1.
Classification Systems
6.3.1.1.
GaWC Rankings
6.3.1.2.
Alpha, Beta, Gamma Cities
6.3.1.3.
Methodology and Criteria
6.3.2.
Regional Variations
6.3.2.1.
North American Cities
6.3.2.2.
European Cities
6.3.2.3.
Asian Cities
6.3.2.4.
Emerging Global Cities
6.4.
World City Networks
6.4.1.
Inter-city Connections
6.4.1.1.
Corporate Networks
6.4.1.2.
Financial Flows
6.4.1.3.
Information Flows
6.4.2.
Transportation Networks
6.4.2.1.
Air Transport
6.4.2.2.
Shipping Networks
6.4.2.3.
High-speed Rail
6.4.3.
Migration Networks
6.4.3.1.
Elite Migration
6.4.3.2.
Labor Migration
6.4.3.3.
Student Mobility
6.5.
Social Dimensions of Global Cities
6.5.1.
Social Polarization
6.5.1.1.
Income Inequality
6.5.1.2.
Occupational Polarization
6.5.1.3.
Spatial Segregation
6.5.2.
Transnational Communities
6.5.2.1.
Global Elites
6.5.2.2.
Expatriate Communities
6.5.2.3.
Diaspora Networks
6.5.3.
Cultural Diversity
6.5.3.1.
Multiculturalism
6.5.3.2.
Cosmopolitanism
6.5.3.3.
Cultural Conflicts
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