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Cities seen through a relational lens
Hesse, Markus; Wong, Catherine
2020In Geographische Zeitschrift, 108 (2), p. 74-98
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Keywords :
Relational geography; global urbanization; niche sovereignty; spaces and flows; governance; services industries
Abstract :
[en] This paper applies a relational approach to global urbanization with respect to the economic flows and relationships that help local places to position themselves globally. The paper ties in with the increasing functional and economic integration of urban areas – an integration that is not primarily related to economic or population size but an outcome of specialization and a politics of niche sovereignty. Empirically the paper draws upon case studies of three different places: Geneva (Switzerland), Luxembourg City (Luxembourg) and the citystate of Singapore. We reconstruct the different ways in which these three became part of global networks, and how the crafting of political frameworks based on niche making has fostered their rise in global significance.
Disciplines :
Human geography & demography
Author, co-author :
Hesse, Markus  ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
Wong, Catherine ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
Cities seen through a relational lens
Publication date :
June 2020
Journal title :
Geographische Zeitschrift
ISSN :
0016-7479
Publisher :
Franz Steiner Verlag Stuttgart GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
Volume :
108
Issue :
2
Pages :
74-98
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
FnR Project :
FNR10352117 - Relational Cities And Enclave Urbanism In The ‘Singapores Of The West' -- How Niche Sovereignty Strategies And Political Economy Helped Minor Metropolises To Globalise. The Cases Of Geneva And Luxembourg, 2015 (01/05/2016-30/04/2019) - Markus Hesse
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