Global City Challenges

Michele Acuto, University of Oxford, UKDavid Bassens, Free University of Brussels, BelgiumKerwin Datu, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UKBen Derudder, Ghent University, BelgiumHoward Dick, University of Melbourne, AustraliaMark Graham, University of Oxford, UKSheila Hones, University of Tokyo, JapanMichael Hoyler, Loughborough University, UKRoger Keil, York University, CanadaOli Mould, Royal Holloway, University of London, UKPeter Rimmer, Australian National UniversityGlen Searle, University of Queensland, AustraliaWendy Steele, Griffith University, AustraliaPeter J. Taylor, Northumbria University, UKVanessa Watson, University of Cape Town, South Africa

• Introduction; Michele Acuto and Wendy Steele 2. The Global City Tradition; Christof Parnreiter 3. The Network Dimension; Ben Derudder, Michael Hoyler and Peter J. Taylor 4. The Economic and Financial Dimensions; David Bassens 5. The Historical Dimension; Peter Rimmer and Howard Dick 6. The Postcolonial Dimension; Vanessa Watson 7. The Literary Dimension; Sheila Hones 8. The Virtual Dimension; Mark Graham 9. The Cultural Dimension; Oli Mould 10. The Architectural Dimension; Kerwin Datu 11. The Geopolitical Dimension; Michele Acuto 12. The Security Dimension; David Murakami-Wood 13. Global City Challenges: A view from the field; Glen Searle Conclusions; Michele Acuto and Wendy Steele Afterword; Roger Keil