TOKYO

• Population  (June 1, 2006) - Population12,678,395Density5796 /km²

MUMBAI

• Population  (June 1, 2006) - Population12,678,395Density5796 /km²

NEW YORK CITY

• Population  - City (2004)8,104,079 - Density10,316/km² (26,720/sq mi)

SHANGHAI

• Population (2004):17,420,000 (25th)

MEXICO CITY

• Population17,844,829 (Greater Mexico City)

SAO PAOLO

• Population  - City (2006)11,016,703 - Density7,233/km² - Metro19,403,480

WORLD CITIES

• Mega-city:Mega-city: a very large urban agglomeration of at least 8 million inhabitants

• World cityWorld city: a city that has global and national significance. That is, centres of global economic and cultural authority.

• ‘World cities’ are a highly competitive, global network of cities

• Major centres of transnational corporations (TNC’s)

• Where the most important financial and corporate institutions are located and where decisions that ‘drive’ the global economy are made.

• There are growing disparities between mega-cities and world cities:

- dominance v dependence

- advantage v marginalisation

• Mega-citiesMega-cities: urbanisation without industrialisation or globalisation to the extent of world cities.

• The cultural geography of the world has been transformed by the process of urbanisation.

• Two centuries ago: less than 5% of the world’s population lived in towns and cities

• Today: it is over 50%

• 2025: expected to be greater than 60%

Megalopolises

• Separate cities linked as urban sprawl engulfs the landscape

• e.g. Tokyo-Yokohama

Globalisation’s Impact on Large Urban Centres

Globalisation

Dependence

Mega-cities

Dominance

World cities

Dynamics

Outcomes

Activities

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