Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Literature Review -- Chapter 2 Definition of Global Cities -- Chapter 3 Evolutionary Ontology and Its Core Category -- Chapter 4 Evolution Framework: World City Network -- Chapter 5 Evolutionary Dynamics -- Chapter 6 Evolutionary Model -- Chapter 7 Evolutionary Tendencies of Global Cities -- Chapter 8 The Evolution of Space -- Chapter 9 A Case Study of 'Shanghai 2050' Global City Vision (Part I) -- Chapter 10 A Case Study of 'Shanghai 2050' Global City Vision (Part II) -- Bibliography
Summary
An analysis of global urban development patterns, showing where global cities are coming from and where they could be headed