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How to build a global city : recognizing the symbolic power of a global urban imagination
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"How to Build a Global City investigates how key ideas underpinning the concept of the global city have driven the growth of Singapore, Sydney, and Dubai, and what the symbolic power of these notio...
"How to Build a Global City investigates how key ideas underpinning the concept of the global city have driven the growth of Singapore, Sydney, and Dubai, and what the symbolic power of these notions are for today's global urbanism"--Provided by publisher.
Details
- Creator
- Michele Acuto
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021
- ©2021
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource : illustrations
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- ISBNs
- 9781501759710, 150175971X, 9781501759727, 1501759728, 9781501759703, 9781501761300, 9781501759703
- OCLC
- on1252738246
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Speaking of global cities -- The idea(s) -- The debate(s) -- The rise -- The trajectory -- The distinction -- The leadership -- The governance -- The strategies -- The cityzens -- The comparisons -- Symbolic entrepreneurs