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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Haber, München [WHa] Dipl.-Geogr. However, the financial reality is quite different for many residents and workers in the world’s most global cities. Aus dem Meer kommt alles Leben - und noch heute sind die Ozeane von übergeordneter Wichtigkeit für uns Menschen. As with many quality of life surveys, these seem to orient them towards expatriate executive types rather than normal folks. 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Christiane Martin, Köln [CM] Sie können unsere Newsletter jederzeit wieder abbestellen. Prof. Dr. Hans Heinrich Blotevogel, Duisburg [HHB] Dipl.-Geogr. Prof. Dr. Josef Nipper (Methodik), Autorinnen und Autoren: global cities are always very populated. Prof. Dr. Ferenc Probáld, Budapest [FP] The ability to access the right information at the right time can have big implications for the success of business deals, political negotiations, and cultural collaborations. The U.S. takes up the most spots on the list with a total of seven of the top global cities, ranging from Houston, Texas at 38 with a score of 2.2 to New York City at No. Prof. Dr. Peter Meusburger (Humangeographie) Dr. Hajo Eicken, Fairbanks (USA) [HE] Thorsten Hülsmann, Bonn [TH] Sassen, Saskia. 3 Tokyo at 5.42. Prof. Dr. Peter Sedlacek, Jena [PS] New York was ranked the best city for business activities, and human capital. Disputed and unrecognized countries are italicized. Coronavirus | Herdenimmunität – Verheißung oder heiße Luft? 1 New York at 6.22, No. However, many people have their own personal lists, and any two lists are likely to differ based on cultural background, values, and experience. Dr. Eberhard Fahrbach, Bremerhaven [EF] Dr.-Ing. Prof. Dr. Heiner Dürr, Bochum [HD] Wikipedia lists some of the general characteristics people tend to refer to when talking about global cities. Art patrons, foodies, avid travelers, and sports fanatics can all enjoy their fill in the cosmopolitan U.K. capital. if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } Tokyo, New York, and the other U.S. cities do well with feeding the foodie craving for diverse culinary offerings. At a full 1.4 points better than runner-up Paris (6.3), London (7.6) earns top honors for cultural experience with consistently high scores across all cultural measures other than sister cities. Klaus Mensing, Hamburg [KM] Prof. Dr. Andreas Kagermeier, Paderborn [AKa] Prof. Dr. Yoram Bar-Gal, Haifa (Israel) [YBG] Prof. Dr. Hans Gebhardt (Humangeographie) Prof. Dr. Detlef Busche, Würzburg [DB] aus der Konzentration von Finanzdienstleistungen (Banken, Versicherungen) und dem Management der weltführenden Großkonzerne, die durch innerbetriebliche sowie Standortentscheidungen die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung von Regionen weltweit entscheidend prägen können (Globalisierung). The chart below shows the information exchange scores for 2010 and rankings for both 2010 and the prior 2008 analysis. Thanks to their disproportionate claims to top universities, U.S. cities take six of the top ten spots for human capital. Prof. Dr. Peter Jurczek, Jena [PJ] Prof. Dr. Helga Besler, Köln [HBe] Prof. Dr. Jürgen Oßenbrügge, Hamburg [JO] Sars-CoV-2 | Wessen Coronavirus-Strategie hat am besten funktioniert? Prof. Dr. Otto Richter, Braunschweig [OR] In effect, many of them seek to define cities only in term of global prominence rather than functionally as related to the global economy. 2 and No. Mathias Niemeyer (Leitung) According to the A.T. Kearney’s Global Cities Index 2017,New York outsmarted London as the world’s best-performing city while the latter ranked second. Cities are categorized differently depending on the role they play on the global scene. All maps, graphics, flags, photos and original descriptions © 2020 worldatlas.com. Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Pörtge, Göttingen [KHP] To be considered a global city, an urban center must prove it enjoys a significant global advantage over other cities and serves as a hub within the world economic system. Prof. Dr. Helmut Nuhn, Marburg [HN] Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Klink, Bochum [HJK] A. Prof. Dr. Wolf Gaebe, Stuttgart [WG] Prof. Dr. Hans Böhm, Bonn [HB] Other cities from the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China) come in at spots 25 (Moscow, 2.61), 35 (Sao Paulo, 2.32), 45 (New Delhi, 1.73), 46 (Mumbai, 1.69), and 49 (Rio de Janeiro, 1.60). New York (6.4), Tokyo (6.4), and Paris (6.3) take the top three spots with nearly identical scores but get there in different ways. Prof. Dr. Günter Seeber, Hannover [GSe] Before signing off, here are just a few inspiring pictures from Foreign Policy’s photo essay for the Global Cities Index 2010. Dr. Jürgen Ehlers, Hamburg [JE] The overall global city scores and ranking are based on a weighted, composite value of five dimensions of globalization: business activity (30%), human capital (30%), information exchange (15%), cultural experience (15%), and political engagement (10%). Dipl.-Geogr. Your email address will not be published. In this method, cities were ranked by the number of working hours its takes to buy an iPod Nano. Dipl.-Geogr. Prof. Dr. Bruno Hildenbrand, Jena [BH] Cultural Experience (number of sporting event, museums, performing arts venues, culinary establishments, international visitors, and sister city relationships). Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schmude, Regensburg [JSc] Dipl.-Geogr. In einer zunehmend global ausgerichteten Ökonomie sind global cities (Beispiel New York, London, Tokio, Hongkong) internationale Steuerungs- und Kontrollzentren, Basispunkte für global agierendes Kapital sowie nationale und internationale Hochburgen der Innovation. Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Kuttler, Essen [WKu] While interesting, it’s not clear how relevant the iPod index is to measuring the relative cost of other things that seem to have a bigger impact on a city’s relative cost of living, such as housing, food, and essential local services. Dr. Hiltgund Jehle, Berlin [HJe] Beate Feuchte, Berlin [BF] Lastly, a number of the rankings suggest a self-consciously elite mindset, such as shopping and dining options. Dr. Caroline Kramer, Heidelberg [CKr] So viel vorweg: Europa gewinnt. Dr. Hans Jürgen Böhmer, München [HJB] UBS conducted its latest standardized Prices and Earnings survey in 73 international cities in 2009 to construct rankings of the most expensive cities, the richest cities in terms of personal earnings, the richest cities in terms of purchasing power, and the iPod index. Noch ist die Biodiversität nicht in ihrem gesamten Ausmaß bekannt, und doch fegt wohl schon die sechste große Aussterbewelle in der Erdgeschichte durch ihre Reihen. Dr. Jörg Janzen, Berlin [JJa] Infos zu unserem Umgang mit Ihren personenbezogenen Daten finden Sie in unserer Datenschutzerklärung. In einer zunehmend global ausgerichteten Ökonomie sind global cities (Beispiel New York, London, Tokio, Hongkong) internationale Steuerungs- und Kontrollzentren, Basispunkte für global … Prof. Dr. Martin Seger, Klagenfurt [MS] The cities grow to became global while other suffer deindustrialization or stagnation of their economies. New York, London, Tokyo, Paris, Shanghai and others all vied for top honors in business activity, human capital, information exchange, cultural experience, and political engagement. Co-authored by Ian Abley, Millennial Momentum: How a New Generation Is Remaking America by Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais, War on the Dream: How Anti-Sprawl Policy Threatens the Quality of Life by Wendell Cox, Remembering the Twentieth Century Limited by Matthew Stevenson, An April Across America By Matthew Stevenson, Center for Economic Research and Forecasting, Multiplier Effect: Levy Economics Institute, American Association of Retirement Communities, Home to major stock exchanges and indexes, Influential in international political affairs, Home to world-renowned cultural institutions, Business Activity (headquarters, services firms, capital markets value, number of international conferences, value of goods through ports and airports), Human Capital (size of foreign born population, quality of universities, number of international schools, international student population, number of residents with college degrees), Information Exchange (accessibility of major TV news channels, Internet presence (basically number of search hits), number of international news bureaus, censorship, and broadband subscriber rate). There are quite a few differences in methodologies, which is inevitable. Therefore, to boost urban regeneration, tourism, and revenue, the goal of building a "world-class" city has recently become an obsession with the governments of some mid-size cities and their constituents. Saskia Sassen literally wrote the book on global cities back in 2001 (though her global cities work dates back well over a decade prior to that book).