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The Global City - Unit 4 (Topic 1)

Global cities are characterized by their strength in shaping economic, social, and cultural links globally. The main characteristics of a global city are its economic power and influence over world trade and finance. Some advantages of living in a global city include better job opportunities, transportation systems, and shopping/restaurants, while disadvantages include high costs of living, lack of space, noise, and higher crime rates. Global cities play an important role in the world economy by bringing scale, developing markets, creating jobs, and encouraging new economic activities.

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The Global City - Unit 4 (Topic 1)

Global cities are characterized by their strength in shaping economic, social, and cultural links globally. The main characteristics of a global city are its economic power and influence over world trade and finance. Some advantages of living in a global city include better job opportunities, transportation systems, and shopping/restaurants, while disadvantages include high costs of living, lack of space, noise, and higher crime rates. Global cities play an important role in the world economy by bringing scale, developing markets, creating jobs, and encouraging new economic activities.

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Unit 4: Topic 1

Global
City
The Contemporary World
Global City
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, you are expected to:
• Define Global City;
• identify the advantages and disadvantages of living in
a global city;
• enumerate reasons why people prefers to live in a
global city/or in a countryside and,
• determine the role of global city in the world
economy.
Introduction to
Global City
A Global City is a city of economic
changes. It contains international
organization, different firms as well as
stock exchanges that influences the
world's economy.
What is "Global City"?
* The idea of "Global City" emerged in the social
science.

* A Global City is characterized by its


strength in shaping economic, social and
cultural links to the rest of the world.
What is World City?
* A World City is a city that is a major
centre for finance, trade, business,
politics, culture, science information
gathering and mass media.
More About Global City
* A Global City is also called world city, alpha
city or world center.

* The main characteristics of a global city


are economic power.
World Top Most Influential Cities
• London; • Tokyo;
• New York; • HongKong;
• Paris; • Dubai and,
• Singapore; • Beijing
Safest Cities
around the World
Toronto, Canada, Melbourne, Australia, Amsterdam,
Sydney, Stockholm.

Sweden, Hongkong, Zurich,


Switzerland, Frankfurt, and Germany.
Advantages of living in a
Global City
• Better job opportunities
• Mass transportation system
• Top-of-the-line shopping and
restaurant
• Best medical service possible
Disadvantages of living in a
Global City
• High Cost of Living.
• Lack of Space.
• Noise
• Higher Auto Insurance Premiums.
• Higher Crime Rates.
• Better job market.

Reasons • Transport facilities are


highly developed.
Why People
Live in • There are more educational
Global City opportunities.
Reasons Why People Live in
Countryside
• Rural neighborhoods are generally
safer, with lower crime rates.
• A greater sense of community and a
calmer pace of life.
Role of Global City to the World
Economy
• Global City bring economies of scale, develop
markets, create jobs, and encourage new
economic activities to flourish.
• Domination of the trade and economy of a large
surrounding area.
Did You Know?
There are measurements of economic
competitiveness of a city, like market size,
purchasing power of citizen, size of the
middle class and a potential for growth for
that particular City.

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