Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Human geography & demography
http://hdl.handle.net/10993/41350
Cities seen through a relational lens
English
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) >]
[en] Relational geography ; global urbanization ; niche sovereignty ; spaces and flows ; governance ; services industries
[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.
FnR ; FNR10352117 > Markus Hesse > GLOBAL > 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 > 01/05/2016 > 30/04/2019 > 2015
[University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE) >]
