Centers: Prosperity and Sustainability in the Global City
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CENTERS Prosperity and Sustainability in the Global City MPPA-452 Professor Wass Presented by Molly Chroenos Tamira Cole Jabari Paul Boston Montreal Singapor e
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Group presentation for The Global City, Northwestern University, MPPA program, Summer 2011.
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CENTERS
Prosperity and Sustainability in the Global City
MPPA-452
Professor Wass
Presented by
Molly ChroenosTamira ColeJabari Paul
2. Boston
City Profile:
As the hub of the New England region, Boston is home toover 617,000
residents, many institutions of higher education, some of the
world's finest inpatient hospitals, and numerous cultural and
professional sports organizations. According to 2010 Census
numbers, the population of Boston has increased by 4.8% or 28,453
people, since the year 2000. Of the largest Northeastern cities for
which Census data were released, Boston grew the most in the past
decade.
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- Globalization
4. The Global Cities Index (2010) reports that in comparison to other global cities, Boston ranks 41 by population, 11 by GDP, and 19 overall. 5. The Global Financial Centres Index 9 (released March 2011) reports that in comparison to other global financial centers, Boston ranks 12. This reflects a one point increase in rank, since the last Global Financial Centres Index report was released. 6. An examination of the economic connectivity of 315 cities within the world city network found that among US, EU, and Pacific Asian Cities, Boston ranks 60 in terms of global network connectivity. These findings were reported in a 2005 study done by researchers at the Brookings Institution.
