02327cam a2200421 i 4500 21492783 20260606121629.0 200407s2020 caua b 000 0 eng 2020013242 9789353882990 (hardback) 9789353883027 (paperback) 9789353883003 (epub) 9789353883010 (ebook) 21492783 DLC eng rda DLC DLC pcc a-cc--- HT119 .Z487 2020 307.76 23 Zhou, Zhenhua, 1954- author. Global cities : past, present and future / Zhou Zhenhua. Los Angeles ; SAGE, [2020] x, 424 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Sage China studies Includes bibliographical references. "The pivotal nodes in the world city network are global cities---cities of supreme strategic value in global economy and politics, science and technology, culture, and society. Global Cities: Past, Present and Future explores the evolution of global cities---their formation, rise, development and tendencies. This book summarizes and interprets global tendencies and also puts forward a theoretical framework that will help researchers understand these cities better. It also makes a compelling case for understanding every city in terms of evolutionary dynamics. The first eight chapters of the book discuss the ontology of global city evolution and patterns, forms and trends of development. The last two chapters study the case of Shanghai, which aims to build itself into an important global city by 2050. This case study illustrates the shaping of a new type of global city that demonstrates new characteristics of the globalized space"-- Provided by publisher. Cities and towns. Globalization. Cities and towns China Shanghai. Globalization China Shanghai. https://sk.sagepub.com/books/global-cities Read SAGE E-Book 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc EBOOK 0 0 ddc 0 0 EBOOK MES MES OR 2026-06-06 0 307.76 2026-06-06 12:17:21 https://sk.sagepub.com/books/global-cities 2026-06-06 EBOOK 44730 44730