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What percentage of the world's population lived in urban areas in 1950?
30%
What is expected to be the percentage of the world's population living in urban areas by 2050?
66%
What is a characteristic of a global city?
Diverse population
What drives the increase in the number of people living in urban areas?
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What is another name for a global city?
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What is meant by the statement 'GLOBALIZATION IS SPATIAL'?
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Who popularized the term 'global city'?
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What is a key characteristic that determines which cities are global?
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What makes a global city attractive to talents from across the world?
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What is an indicator of a city's economic power?
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What can cause a city to fall from being a global city?
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What term was used to describe cities that control a disproportionate amount of global business?
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Where have many top IT programmers and engineers from Asia moved to since the 1970s?
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What is a characteristic of global cities according to the text?
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What is a benefit of concentrating populations in smaller areas, according to ecologists?
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What percentage of the world's energy is consumed by cities, despite covering only 2% of the world's landmass?
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Why must energy consumption in cities be curbed, according to the text?
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What has been a target of major attacks in recent years, according to the text?
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What makes cities attractive targets for terrorists?
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What is the term for the phenomenon of driving out the poor in favor of newer, wealthier residents?
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Where are poor Muslim migrants in France often forced to relocate to?
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What is the effect of globalization on the middle class in global cities?
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Why do high earners in global cities generate demand for an unskilled labor force?
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What is the role of global cities in globalization?
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Global Cities
- Since the 1970s, many top IT programmers and engineers from Asia have moved to the San Francisco Bay area, contributing to Silicon Valley's technology.
- London remains a preferred destination for many Filipinos with nursing degrees.
Characteristics of Global Cities
- Global cities are centers of authority, higher learning, and culture.
- They are hubs for international finance, commerce, and innovation.
- They have advanced infrastructure, diverse populations, and extensive networks of connectivity.
Defining the Global City
- A global city is a major urban center that holds significant sway in the global economy, culture, and politics.
- Examples of global cities include New York, London, and Tokyo.
Indicators of Globility
- Economic power
- Economic opportunities that attract talents from across the world
- Economic competitiveness, market size, and purchasing power
- Center of authority
- Political influence on national and international affairs
- Center of higher learning and culture
Challenges of Global Cities
- Sites of great inequality and poverty
- Tremendous violence and terrorism
- Winners and losers are created in global cities
- High energy consumption (78% of global energy, despite covering only 2% of the world's landmass)
The Global City and the Poor
- Economic globalization has paved the way for massive inequality in cities.
- Gentrification drives out the poor in favor of newer, wealthier residents.
- The middle class is thinning out, and high-income jobs are concentrated in global cities.
Conclusion
- Global cities are sites and mediums of globalization.
- By 2050, 66% of the world's population is expected to live in urban areas.
