Pathways of Change: Shifting Connectivities in the World City Network, 2000—08

Ben Derudder, Peter Taylor, Pengfei Ni, Anneleen De Vos, Michael Hoyler, Heidi Hanssens, David Bassens, Jin Huang, Frank Witlox, Wei Shen and Xiaolan Yang
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Ben Derudder: Department of Geography, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S8, Ghent, B9000, Belgium, ben.derudder@ugent.be
Peter Taylor: Department of Geography, University of Loughborough, Martin Hall, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK, p.j.taylor@lboro.ac.uk
Pengfei Ni: Institute of Finance and Trade Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, No. 2 Yuetan Beixiaojie, Beijing, China, ni_pengfei@163.com
Anneleen De Vos: Department of Geography, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S8, Ghent, B9000, Belgium, anneleen.devos@ugent.be
Michael Hoyler: Department of Geography, University of Loughborough, Martin Hall, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK, m.hoyler@lboro.ac.uk
Heidi Hanssens: Department of Geography, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S8, Ghent, B9000, Belgium, heidi.hanssens@ugent.be,
David Bassens: Department of Geography, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S8, Ghent, B9000, Belgium, david.bassens@ugent.be
Jin Huang: Beijing University of Post and Telecommunication, No. 2, Yuetan Beixiaojie St, Beijing, 100836, China, huang.j@ntu.edu.cn
Frank Witlox: Department of Geography, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S8, Ghent, B9000, Belgium, frank.witlox@ugent.be
Wei Shen: ESSCA École de Management, 1 rue Lakanal BP 4038, 49003 Angers Cedex 01, France,. wei.shen@essca.fr
Xiaolan Yang: Beijing University of Post and Telecommunication, No. 2, Yuetan Beixiaojie St, Beijing, 100836, China, ylora@126.com

Urban Studies, 2010, vol. 47, issue 9, 1861-1877

Abstract: This is an empirical paper that measures and interprets changes in intercity relations at the global scale in the period 2000—08. It draws on the network model devised by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) research group to measure global connectivities for 132 cities across the world in 2000 and 2008. The measurements for both years are adjusted so that a coherent set of services/cities is used. A range of statistical techniques is used to explore these changes at the city level and the regional scale. The most notable changes are: the general rise of connectivity in the world city network; the loss of global connectivity of US and sub-Saharan African cities (Los Angeles, San Francisco and Miami in particular); and, the gain in global connectivity of south Asian, Chinese and eastern European cities (Shanghai, Beijing and Moscow in particular).

Date: 2010
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