Globalization, Urban Sociology - General & Miscellaneous, Urbanization, General & Miscellaneous Political Theory, Social Sciences - General & Miscellaneous

Global Metropolitan

Name: Global Metropolitan
Author: John Rennie Short
ISBN: 9780415305419

by John Rennie Short, Short John Rennie, Short Rennie, Rennie-Short Jo

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Overview

"This book explores the meaning of the globalizing project in cities: the maintaining, securing and increasing of urban economic competitiveness in a global world; the reimagining of the city; the rewriting of the city for both internal and external audiences; the construction of new spaces and the hosting of new events. Specific chapters look at the significance of signature architects, the hosting of the Summer Olympics and the role of the super-rich." The main thesis of the book is that this discourse of globalizing is a major force in the restructuring of cities around the world. The book will show how a similar range of globalizing practices - including the hosting of mega-events, the siting of urban spectaculars, the representation of the city to a world of global flows - are important processes structuring urban socio-spatial transformation in the contemporary world.

Synopsis

This book explains the economic and social changes cities experience as they compete in a global world and explores how the discourse of globalizing has become a major narrative in the restructuring of cities around the world.