Cities in a global society

Abstract

Introduction - R V Knight Redefining Cities PART ONE: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT: THE REALITIES BEHIND THE CLICHE The Emergent Global Society - R V Knight New Trends in the Cities of the World - Remy Prud'homme What Are Cities Becoming the Centers of? Sorting Out the Possibilities - Jean Gottman Third World Cities in a Global Society Viewed from a Developing Nation - Pietro Garau PART TWO: PATHSETTERS AND CONTENDERS: FROM PLACES RATED TO WORLD CLASS AMBIGUITY New York City as Global Capital in the 1980s - Rosemary Scanlon Third World Cities - Corinne Lathrop Gilb Their Role in the Global Economy The Internationalization of the Washington D.C. Area Economy - Stephen S Fuller Port Cities Face Complex Challenges - Ralph E Thayer and Robert K Whelen Boston in the World Economy - Al Ganz and L Francis Konga Urban Redevelopment in a Global Economy - Marc V Levine Cases of Montreal and Baltimore Greater Tokyo As a Global City - Yasuo Masai PART THREE: THE NEW URBAN DEVELOPMENT: LEARNING FOR THE FUTURE Long Wave Cycles and Cities in a Global Society - Jeanne Howard Managing the Metropolis - Frans Vonk Reckoning the Future - Hartmut E Arras Basel Explores Three Scenarios The Need for Autonomy - Kai Lemberg Improving Local Democracy City Development and Urbanization - R V Knight The Industrial Case PART FOUR: INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECOSTRUCTURE: THE REQUIREMENTS FOR URBAN SETTLEMENTS IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY Mobility and the Metropolis - Wilfred Owen Urban Ecosystems Under Stress in Pacific Rim Countries - Richard L Meier Telecommunications and the Changing Global Context of Urban Settlements - Len Gertler Culture and Reurbanization - Roy Drewett and Uwe Schubert Urban Planning and Environmental Policies - G Scimemi PART FIVE: CONCLUDING PERSPECTIVES: THINKING GLOBALLY: ACTING LOCALLY Global Thinking and Urban Planning - Gary Gappert A Management Perspective on Cities in a Changing Global Environment - Gary Gappert City Building in a Global Society - Richard V Knight

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