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Criminology 2

The document discusses the concept of 'Global Cities' as popularized by sociologist Saskia Sassen, highlighting key examples such as New York, London, Tokyo, and emerging cities like San Francisco and Shanghai. It examines indicators of globality, including economic power, cultural influence, and challenges such as inequality and urban sprawl. The document concludes that while global cities are centers of wealth and culture, they also exhibit significant social disparities and face various challenges, including terrorism and gentrification.

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Criminology 2

The document discusses the concept of 'Global Cities' as popularized by sociologist Saskia Sassen, highlighting key examples such as New York, London, Tokyo, and emerging cities like San Francisco and Shanghai. It examines indicators of globality, including economic power, cultural influence, and challenges such as inequality and urban sprawl. The document concludes that while global cities are centers of wealth and culture, they also exhibit significant social disparities and face various challenges, including terrorism and gentrification.

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GROUP 7: GLOBAL CITY

MEMBERS

LEYSON, JACOB
UMBAO, KEVIN
FLORES, ARBEN
TRADIO, BRIAN
LIMPANGOG, MARK ELY
PATALINGHUG, BRIAN

>GLOBAL CITY
 Sociologist Saskia Sassen popularized the term “GLOBAL
CITY” in the 1990's
 She initially identified three global cities “New York,
London, And Tokyo.
 New York has the New york stock exchange (NYSE), London
has the Financial Time Stock Exchange (FTSE), And Tokyo
has the Nikkei.
 Recent commentators have expanded the criteria that
sassen used to determine What constitutes a Global City.
 Movie making Mecca Los Angels can now rival the big
apple’s cultural influence
 San Francisco must now factor in as another Global City
because it is the home of the most powerful internet
companies - Facebook, Twitter, And Google.
 The growth of the chinese economy has turned cities like
shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou into centers of trade
finance.

>INDICATORS OF GLOBALITY
 The foremost Characteristic of a global city is economic
power.
 Economic power largely determines which cities are global.
 Economic opportunities in a global city make it attractive to
talents from across the world.
 To measure the economic competitiveness of a city, The
economist Intelligence Unit has Added other criteria like
market size, purchasing power of citizens, size of the middle
class, and potential for growth.
 The “tiny” Singapore is considered as Asia’s most
competitive City because of its strong Market, efficient and
incorruptible government, And Livability.
 Global Cities are also centers of authority. Washington D.C
may not be as wealth as New York, but is is the seat of
american state power.
 Compared with Sydney and Melbourne, Canberra is a sleepy
town and not attractive to tourists. But as Austrilia’s Political
Capital it is home to the Country’s top politicians,
bureaucrats, and Police advisors.
✓ United Nations Headquarters - New York
✓ European Union Headquarters - Brussels
✓ ASEAN Headquarters - Jakarta
✓ European Central Bank - Frankfurt

 Global Cities are centers of higher learning and culture. A city’s


Intellectual influence is seen through the influence of its
publishing Industry.

LOS ANGELES -The center of the american Film industry


COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - Is now considered as one of the
culinary capitals of the world, with its top restaurants
incommensurate with its size.
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - Many prominent post-punk and
new wavebands - Joy Division, The smiths, And the happy
mondays - hailed From this City

Today, Global Cities become culturally diverse.

 The Cities that house major international organizations may


also be considered centers of political influence

Manila is not very global because of the Dearth foreign Residents.

But Singapore is, because it Has a foreign


population of 38%

>THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL CITIES

Global Cities also have their undersides. They can be sites of great
inequality and poverty as well as tremendous violence.

Global Cities create winners and losers.

Denser settlement patterns yield energy savings; apartment


building for example, are more efficient to heat and cool than
detached suburban house.

In Cities with extensive public transportation systems, people tend


to drive less And thereby cut carbon emissions
Not all cities are as dense as New York or Tokyo. Some cities like
Los angeles Are urban sports sprawls, with massive freeways that
force residents to spend Money on cars and gas.

Urban areas consume most of the world’s energy. Cities only cover
27 of the World’s landmass. But they consume 78% of global energy
therefore, if carbon Emissions must be cut to prevent global
warming, This massive energy Consumption in cities must be
curbed.

>THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL CITIES

The major terror attacks of recent years have also targeted cities
especially Those with global influence are obvious targets for
terrorists

✓ 9/11- World Trade Center, New York

✓ November 2015 attacks in Paris by islamic state of iraq and the


Levant (ISIL)

>THE GLOBAL CITY AND THE POOR

Massive inequality was very pronounced in cities. Some large cities


particularly Those in Scandinavia, have found ways to mitigate
inequality through State-led social redistribution programs. Yet,
many cities, particularly those in The developing countries, are sites
of contradiction.

In places like Mumbai, Jakarta, And Manila, It is common to find


gleaming Buildings alongside massive shantytowns.
→ → Global Cities are sites of mediums of globalization. They are
material Representations of the phenomenon. Throug hthem, we see
the best of Globalization; They are the places that create exciting
fusions of culture and Ideas. They are also places that generates
tremendous wealth. However, They Remain sites of great inequality.
Where global servants serve Global Entrepreneurs.

>THE GLOBAL CITY AND THE POOR

In the outskiers of New York and San Francisco are poor urban
enclaves Occupied by african - Americans and immigrants families
who are often Denied opportunities at a better life

GENTRIFICATION - A phenomenon of driving out the


poor in Favor of newer, wealthier
residents.

>THE GLOBAL CITY AND THE POOR

In france, poor muslims migrants are forced out of paris and have
clustered Around ethnic enclaves known as Banlieue

In most of the worlds global cities, The middle class is also thinning
out. Globalization creates high-income jobs that are concentrated in
global cities.

In a places like New york, there are high rolling american investment
bankers Whose children are raised by filipina maids

CONCLUSION

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