The global city : New York, London, Tokyo / Saskia Sassen. by Sassen, Saskia

Global cities / Mark Abrahamson. by Abrahamson, Mark

Global cities : cinema, architecture, and urbanism in a digital age / edited by Linda Krause and Patrice Petro.

Table of Contents: “…Reading the city in a global digital age: between topographic representation and spatialized power projects / Saskia Sassen -- Collective memory and locality in global cities / Jennifer Jordan -- Gobbled up and gone: cultural preservation and the global city marketplace / Tasha G. …”
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Global cities : urban environments in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and China / Robert Gottlieb and Simon Ng. by Gottlieb, Robert, 1944-, Ng, Simon Ka-Wing

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; Maps; 1 Moving Forward Together: An Introduction; Global City Connections; World Cities/Global Regions; Development and Change: Los Angeles; Development and Change: Hong Kong; The Connection to China; Comparisons and Contrasts; Regional Geographies; The Structure of the Book; 2 The Global Goods Movement System; A Doll's Journey; The Goods Movement System; Impacts; The Connection to China; Strategies for Change; 3 Breathing Air; Selling Air; Discovering Air Pollution; Sources and Impacts; The Connection to China; Strategies for Change; 4 Water for the City.…”
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Globalizing City : the Urban and Economic Transformation of Accra, Ghana. by Grant, Richard

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The Global City : New York, London, Tokyo. by Sassen, Saskia

Table of Contents: “…Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; One: Overview; Part One: The Geography and Composition of Globalization; Two: Dispersal and New Forms of Centralization; Three: New Patterns in Direct Foreign Investment; Four: Internationalization and Expansion of the Financial Industry; Part Two: The Economic Order of the Global City; Five: The Producer Services; Six: Global Cities: Postindustrial Production Sites; Seven: Elements in a Global Hierarchy; Part Three: The Social Order of the Global City; Eight: Employment and Earnings.…”
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Global cities / Mark Abrahamson. by Abrahamson, Mark

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Beyond the global city : understanding and planning for the diversity of Ontario / edited by Gordon Nelson.

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Global cities at work : new migrant divisions of labour / Jane Wills [and others].

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The global city debate reconsidered : economic globalization in contemporary Dutch cities / Jeroen van der Waal. by Waal, Jeroen van der

Table of Contents: “…Introduction; 1.1 Reconsidering the global city debate; 1.2 Scrutinizing the global city debate: major issues; 1.2.1 The changing economic base of cities; 1.2.2 Advanced producer services and labour demand; 1.2.3 The new international division of labour and immigration; 1.3 Scrutinizing the global city debate: blind spot; 1.4 Research questions; 1.5 Research framework; 2. …”
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A study on globalizing cities : theoretical frameworks and China's modes / Zhenhua Zhou. by Zhou, Zhenhua, 1954-

Table of Contents: “…Formation and development of the global city theory. 1.2. Main viewpoints of the global city theory and relevant research. 1.3. …”
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Everyday lives in the global city : the delinking of locale and mileiu / Jorg Durrschmidt. by Dürrschmidt, Jörg, 1960-

Table of Contents: “…1. The (global) city as a pars pro toto of (global) society? …”
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Multinational Enterprises and Global Cities. by Santangelo, Grazia

Table of Contents: “…Cover; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Multinational enterprises and global cities: a contribution to set the research agenda; International business, cities and competitiveness: recent trends and future challenges; Global cities, ownership structures, and location choice; Connecting local and global technological knowledge sourcing; A new index to measure cost of living for expatriates in cities; Eco-innovation and competitiveness in the Barossa Valley wine region; Book review.…”
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Urban world/global city / David Clark. by Clark, David, 1946-

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The Global City and the Holy City : Narratives on Knowledge, Planning and Diversity. by Fenster, Tovi

Table of Contents: “…Planning in practice -- the misuse of knowledge as a means of control over Bedouin and Ethiopian women in IsraelProfessional-universal vs local-relative knowledge -- an ethical dilemma; Summary and conclusions; 3 Society and space: Diversity, difference and knowledge in the global city; Different identities, different knowledge; Identity and space in the city; The dialectics between absolute and relative space; Exclusion/inclusion and forms of citizenship in the global city -- notions of culture, gender and power; Summary and conclusions.…”
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How to Build a Global City Recognizing the Symbolic Power of a Global Urban Imagination. by Acuto, Michele

Table of Contents: “…How to Build a Global City -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Speaking of Global Cities -- 2. …”
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Thinking Barcelona : Ideologies of a Global City / Edgar Illas. by Illas, Edgar

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Dancing communities : performance, difference, and connection in the global city / Judith Hamera. by Hamera, Judith

Reinventing Los Angeles : nature and community in the global city / Robert Gottlieb. by Gottlieb, Robert, 1944-

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Placing London : from imperial capital to global city / John Eade. by Eade, John, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Representing London during Empire: The Inter-War Guides; Chapter 3. Representing the Global City: Contemporary Tourist Guides PART II Chapter 4. …”
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