Globalization and Urban Development

Abstract

Globalization in General.- Globalization, spatial allocation of resources and spatial impacts: A conceptual framework.- Urban development in the global periphery: The consequences of economic and ideological globalization.- The Urban Hierarchy.- Impact of globalization on cities and city-related policies in India.- The impacts of globalization on the urban spatial-economic system in Korea.- Trade openness and regional development in a developing country.- Do the donors have it right? Decentralization and changing local governance in Indonesia.- South Africa in the global context: The view from above and below.- City-Specific Studies.- The Rio/Sao Paulo Extended Metropolitan Region: A quest for global integration.- Mexico City as a peripheral global player: The two sides of the coin.- Globalization and Latin America: Understanding the global links of Colombia's capital.- Tijuana-San Diego: Globalization and the transborder metropolis.- Globalization and Los Angeles.- The impacts of globalization on St. Petersburg: A secondary world city in from the cold?.- Building world city Tokyo: Globalization and conflict over urban space.- Measuring world city formation - The case of Shanghai.- Karachi - a case of asymmetric inclusion in the current globalization?.- Issues.- Information technology and urban spatial structure: A comparative analysis of the Chicago and Seoul regions.- Globalization and urban environmental transitions: Comparison of New York's and Tokyo's experiences.- Above and below the line: Globalization and urban form in Bangkok.