10 Questions
Cities consume ______ % of global energy.
78
The major terror attacks of recent years have also targeted ______.
cities
The 9/11 attack targeted the ______ Trade Organization in New York.
World
The massive inequality brought about by economic ______ is very pronounced in cities.
globalization
It is common to find gleaming buildings alongside massive ______ in cities like Mumbai and Jakarta.
shantytowns
[Blank] is the phenomenon of driving out the poor in favor of newer, wealthier residents.
Gentrification
Poor urban enclaves are occupied by ______ and immigrant families who are often denied opportunities at a better life.
African-Americans
As a city attracts more capital and richer residents, ______ prices go up and poor residents are forced to relocate.
real estate
In most of the world's global cities, the ______ class is also thinning out.
middle
Cities, especially those with global influence, are obvious targets for ______ due to their high populations and role as symbols of globalization.
terrorist
Study Notes
Globalization and Everyday Life
- Globalization affects various forms of cultural life, including daily practices.
- The role of global processes in everyday life will be explained by the end of this module.
The Global City
- Globalization is a spatial phenomenon because it occurs in physical spaces.
- Global cities are hubs of global finance and capitalism, and home to world's top stock exchanges.
Defining Global Cities
- Saskia Sassen popularized the term "global city" and identified three global cities: New York, London, and Tokyo.
- These cities are hubs of global finance and capitalism.
Indicators of Globality
- Centers of Economic Power:
- Market size
- Purchasing power of citizens
- Size of the middle class
- Potential for growth
- Examples of global cities:
- New York: largest stock market
- Tokyo: greatest number of corporate headquarters
- Shanghai: world's busiest container port
- Singapore: considered Asia's most competitive city
- Centers of Authority:
- Washington DC: seat of American state power
- Canberra: home to top politicians and bureaucrats
- Centers of Higher Learning and Culture:
- Influence of publishing industry
- World-famous universities (e.g. Harvard)
- Cultural hubs (e.g. Los Angeles, Copenhagen, Manchester)
Challenges of Global Cities
- Sites of great inequality and poverty
- Tremendous violence
- High per capita carbon footprint
- Sites of great energy consumption (78% of global energy)
- Targets for terrorist attacks
- Massive inequality brought about by economic globalization
- The Great Divide: gleaming buildings alongside massive shantytowns
- Gentrification: driving out the poor in favor of newer, wealthier residents
- Thinning out of the middle class
Explore how globalization affects daily practices and cultural life in global cities. Learn about the role of global processes in everyday life and their impact on cultures around the world.
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