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Geographers Regarding World Cities P.J. TaylorR.E. Lang

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Born: November 21, 1944 A world-systems analyst Focuses on the world/global cities in contemporary globalization ~~Notable Achievements~~ Researches into three themes: Contemporary ~ World city network Contemporary Historical ~ Comparative urban networks and change Historical Generic ~ Cities in societal transitions Generic P.J. Taylor I am fascinated by cities.

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~~Notable Achievements~~ (1970-1996) Professor of Political Geography at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (1982) Founding editor of Political Geography (Quarterly) (2010-present) Professor at Northumbria University (1998) Founder & Director of the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) Author of over 300 publications, 60 of which have been translated to other languages P.J. Taylor

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This theme is closely related to research on world cities and the lack of data related to them Physical cities must be theorized and modeled In which inter-city relations would be estimated. This research led to Taylors creation of the interlocking network model. Advanced producer firms are identified as network makers by linking cities across the world through their inter-city office networks. Contemporary ~ World City Network

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The contemporary theme arouses the following: Competition in hierarchies vs. mutuality in networks? Inter-city relations are inherently cooperative Hierarchical tendencies make competition & mutuality reliant on each other. Historical ~ Comparative Urban Networks & Change

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Cities are in no sense western in nature Cities are a trans-historical concept of social organization that can be found in many societies Commercial and guardian moral syndromes support the only two ways of making a living These are generic concepts expressed in more complex societies as city networks form and states territorialize Generic ~ Cities In Societal Transitions

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Born: Nationally recognized authority on: Urban growth Economic development Population Dynamics Called upon by national business leaders to provide: An understanding of economic recovery in the west. What elements lead to the decline. What will bring it back? R.E. Lang

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His research specialties include: Suburban studies Real estate Demographic & spatial analysis Economic development Metropolitan policy He authored over 150 academic & professional publications Examines profound political + economic changes that reshape the Mountain West. R.E. Lang

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He has developed many urban planning concepts such as: Boomburbs Boomburbs Edgeless Cities Edgeless Cities Megapolitan Areas Megapolitan Areas R.E. Lang

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Boomburb is a new term for a large, rapidly growing city that remains essentially suburban in character, even when it reaches populations seen in urban cities. They are places containing over 100,000 residents that are NOT in their core cities. Boomburbs

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A.K.A Edge city An American term for a concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment outside a traditional downtown (or central business district). Previously been in a residential or rural area Has more jobs than bedrooms Edgeless Cities

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Clustered networks of American cities whose population ranges from 7 to 63 million people by the year 2025. 11 megaregions in the United States Shortcomings More successful at identifying fast-growing regions with existing metropolitan centers than more sparsely-populated, slower growing regions. No distinct connection between cities Megapolitan Areas

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