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Greg Clark - The Making of a World City: London 1991 to 2021 - 9781118609743 - V9781118609743
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The Making of a World City: London 1991 to 2021

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Description for The Making of a World City: London 1991 to 2021 Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 490.

After two decades of evolution and transformation, London had become one of the most open and cosmopolitan cities in the world. The success of the 2012 Olympics set a high water-mark in the visible success of the city, while its influence and soft power increased in the global systems of trade, capital, culture, knowledge, and communications.

The Making of a World City: London 1991 - 2021 sets out in clear detail both the catalysts that have enabled London to succeed and also the qualities and underlying values that are at play: London's openness and self-confidence, its inventiveness, influence, and its entrepreneurial zeal. ... Read more

Cities are high on national and regional agendas as we all try to understand the impact of global urbanisation and the re-urbanisation of the developed world. If we can explain London's successes and her remaining challenges, we can unlock a better understanding of how cities succeed.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781118609743
SKU
V9781118609743
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Greg Clark
Greg Clark is a Londoner and expert on world cities. He works as an advisor to OECD, World Bank, Brookings Institution, ULI and more than 20 major cities around the world (including Auckland, Barcelona, Brisbane, Cape Town, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Moscow, New York, Oslo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Singapore, Sydney and Toronto) but learned what he knows from working ... Read more

Reviews for The Making of a World City: London 1991 to 2021
“The Making of a World City: London 1991 to 2021, by leading global cities expert and Centre for London Associate Greg Clark, which is published this month, seeks to remedy this by considering how London got where it is today, and setting out the challenges still facing us.”  (Centre for London, 10 December 2014)

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