Planning world cities : globalization and urban politics / Peter Newman and Andy Thornley.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK Global Transformation The World City Debate Planning and Governance: Nation States, City-regions and Urban Politics Globalizing Cities outside the Core Global Regions PART II: NORTH AMERICA Cities in the North America Region New York: Capital of the World The Challenge to New York's World City Dominance: Toronto, Mexico City, Chicago, or Los Angeles? PART III: EUROPE European Integration and Competitive City Regions London: From Fragmentation to World City Promotion Europe's World City Contenders: Paris, Berlin, Barcelona{u2026}Istanbul? PART IV: PACIFIC ASIA Pacific Asia: Strong State Leadership and Rapid Urban Transformation Tokyo: Shaping a World City in the Face of Economic Turbulence Regional Competition for World City Status - Mega-Projects and State-Led Visions in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing PART V: CONCLUSIONS Planning World Cities.

This major comparative text on urban planning, and the global and regional context in which it takes place, examines what have been traditionally regarded as 'world cities' (New York, London, Tokyo) and also a range of other important cities in America, Europe and Asia. The authors show the role planning has played in the way cities have responded to the forces of globalization, and argue for the importance of diverse {u2013} rather than one-size-fits-all {u2013} planning practices. This fully revised second edition systematically brings the debates on the impact of globalization right up to date and provides integrated coverage of the latest planning theory and practice. It also contains extended analysis of the implications of the rapid growth of Chinese cities such as Shanghai, Hong Kong and Beijing. New material is included on the impact of globalization on poorer mega-cities like Mumbai and Johannesburg.