Full Description
Cities in a Global Society is an impressive collection of essays focused on an important global redefinition. Go Global" is a rapidly emerging theme of the 1990s, and this book is the definitive overview of cities that are doing so." --Michael Marien, Editor, Future Survey "This is one of the most significant public policy books to appear.... In essay after essay, this important volume makes clear a simple idea: That the culture, environment and economy of cities are increasingly influenced by forces well beyond the end of Main Street." --Bulletin of Municipal Foreign Policy As the year 2000 approaches, urbanized areas are entering a new era--one in which they will be shaped primarily by their responses to powerful global forces. The editors and contributors to this fascinating and timely volume believe that cities must begin to assess their roles in a global society and establish their strategic position and comparative advantage in the global marketplace. A wide range of essays by noted international scholars shows how national urban policies tend to be reactive, driven by problems rather than by opportunities, consequently reinforcing the passive nature of cities and their dependency on national initiatives. The diversity of their perspectives, analyses, observations, and insights helps to identify and define critical issues that cities are beginning to address as they become more internationally oriented. After first examining the role of cities in society, the contributors present several perspectives on a city futures management model and review strategies for developing global cities. This stimulating volume offers a wide range of innovative responses to these new challenges and will be useful to professionals and students in urban studies, economics, development studies, anthropology, international relations, future studies, political science, political theory, and sociology.
Contents
Introduction - R V Knight
Redefining Cities
PART ONE: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT: THE REALITIES BEHIND THE CLICHE
The Emergent Global Society - R V Knight
New Trends in the Cities of the World - Remy Prud'homme
What Are Cities Becoming the Centers of? Sorting Out the Possibilities - Jean Gottman
Third World Cities in a Global Society Viewed from a Developing Nation - Pietro Garau
PART TWO: PATHSETTERS AND CONTENDERS: FROM PLACES RATED TO WORLD CLASS AMBIGUITY
New York City as Global Capital in the 1980s - Rosemary Scanlon
Third World Cities - Corinne Lathrop Gilb
Their Role in the Global Economy
The Internationalization of the Washington D.C. Area Economy - Stephen S Fuller
Port Cities Face Complex Challenges - Ralph E Thayer and Robert K Whelen
Boston in the World Economy - Al Ganz and L Francis Konga
Urban Redevelopment in a Global Economy - Marc V Levine
Cases of Montreal and Baltimore
Greater Tokyo As a Global City - Yasuo Masai
PART THREE: THE NEW URBAN DEVELOPMENT: LEARNING FOR THE FUTURE
Long Wave Cycles and Cities in a Global Society - Jeanne Howard
Managing the Metropolis - Frans Vonk
Reckoning the Future - Hartmut E Arras
Basel Explores Three Scenarios
The Need for Autonomy - Kai Lemberg
Improving Local Democracy
City Development and Urbanization - R V Knight
The Industrial Case
PART FOUR: INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECOSTRUCTURE: THE REQUIREMENTS FOR URBAN SETTLEMENTS IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY
Mobility and the Metropolis - Wilfred Owen
Urban Ecosystems Under Stress in Pacific Rim Countries - Richard L Meier
Telecommunications and the Changing Global Context of Urban Settlements - Len Gertler
Culture and Reurbanization - Roy Drewett and Uwe Schubert
Urban Planning and Environmental Policies - G Scimemi
PART FIVE: CONCLUDING PERSPECTIVES: THINKING GLOBALLY: ACTING LOCALLY
Global Thinking and Urban Planning - Gary Gappert
A Management Perspective on Cities in a Changing Global Environment - Gary Gappert
City Building in a Global Society - Richard V Knight
