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A global city [a] is a city that serves as a primary node in the global economic network. The concept originates from geography and urban studies, based on the thesis that globalization has created a hierarchy of strategic geographic locations with varying degrees of influence over finance, trade, and culture worldwide.
Not all major cities are created equal, with some places around the world holding more influence over global business, culture, and politics than others. The 21 most influential cities in the ...
The results should be interpreted as indicating the importance of cities as nodes in the world city network (i.e. enabling corporate globalization). [8] The cities in the 2024 classification are as follows, listed in alphabetical order per section: [9] (1) or (1) indicates a city moved one category up or down since the 2022 classification. [10]
The Chinese municipality of Chongqing, which is the largest city proper in the world by population, comprises a huge administrative area of 82,403 km 2, around the size of Austria. However, more than 70% of its 30-million population are agricultural workers living in a rural setting .
The ranking of the world’s most liveable cities for 2024 has just been released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), and a European city has come out on top.
New York is the world’s No. 3 most lovable city, thanks to its inimitable cultural offerings including Broadway and top-tier dining. Tokyo is at No. 4 thanks to its restaurants and shopping ...
[1] [2] Auckland was ranked the most liveable city in 2021. Melbourne, Australia, was ranked by the EIU as the world's most liveable city for seven years in a row, from 2011 to 2017. [3] The Syrian capital Damascus was ranked the least liveable city of the 140 assessed in 2018 and 2019, reflecting the ongoing conflict in the country.
This is a list of the top 100 cities ranked by the number of international visitors, including all international arrivals by land, air, and sea, for tourist or business purposes. The consulting firm Euromonitor and the financial services corporation Mastercard define the concept of the foreign visitor differently, thus their respective rankings ...