Key Drivers Affecting the Future of Power Relations in Tehran Metropolis with a Scenario-Writing Approach by Afshin Mottaghi, Arash Ghorbani Sepehr, Joseph Saloukadz

“…To propel Tehran onto the global stage and establish it as a regional global city, the key actors had to devise and implement appropriate strategies that enable the metropolis to actively engage with international currents and trends. …”
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China: Crônica de um país em rápida transformação by Marcelo Pires Negrão

“…It describes the rapid transformations of the country, the emerging condition of these globalized cities, and Chinese behavior seen through the eyes of an occidental.…”
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Gravity Centers of Central European Urban Network – Global Embeddedness Based on Advanced Producer Services by Katalin Döbrönte

“…New centralities and marginalities occur, and a key question how the fragmented Central European urban structure mainly characterised by small cities is affected by these changes, which cities became global cities, and which cities can be integrated in the urban network on a regional level. …”
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Istanbul, une internationalisation forcée ? by Martine Candelier-Cabon, Benoit Montabone

“…This proactive but not always coordinated policy leads to spatial reconfigurations specific to "global cities". Nevertheless, the negative effects are numerous and prove that this international model can not be applied to all cities without taking into account the territorial specificities.…”
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Formalization of Organizations of Recyclers by Trade in Bogota: Reflections from Popular Economy by Luisa Fernanda Tovar

“…In big global cities, the management of residues is a problem that continues to gain importance. …”
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Para além das metrópoles globais: a atuação de investidores financeiros nas cidades médias brasileiras by Maira Magnani, Lucia Shimbo

“…Based on the analysis of these factors, we were able to aggregate into four dimensions what characterizes the financialization process of global cities and medium- sized cities, with its peculiarities. …”
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The city as context: culture and scale in new immigrant destinations by Wendy Cadge, Sara Curran, B.Nadya Jaworsky, Peggy Levitt

“…While many urban studies scholars focus on how specific “global cities” influence and are influenced by worldwide economic restructuring, they do not pay enough attention to how migration affects these processes. …”
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Enhancing Urban Thermal Environment and Energy Sustainability With Temperature‐Adaptive Radiative Roofs by Keer Zhang, Lei Zhao, Keith Oleson, Xinchang “Cathy” Li, Xuhui Lee

“…In this study, we implement this roof coating in a global climate model to evaluate its impact on air temperature and building energy demand for space heating and cooling in global cities. Adopting roofs with TAE increases global urban air temperature by up to +0.54°C in the winter (99th percentile; mean change +0.16°C) but has negligible effects on summer urban air temperature (mean change +0.05°C). …”
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THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PECULIARITIES ON TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCE IN LAGOS METROPOLIS, NIGERIA: RESIDENTS' EXPERIENCES by Ayobami Ademola AKANMU, Umar Obafemi SALISU

“…Efficient transportation infrastructure is pivotal for the seamless functioning of global cities, with coastal cities facing unique challenges due to environmental peculiarities. …”
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A comparative study of the formation and development of the establishment of government centers in the cities on the edge of the desert from the beginning until now and the feasibi... by Mohammad Ali Jamalizadeh, Abbas Masoudi

“…Organic growth is characterized by a continuous and coherent expansion that prioritizes form in relation to function, in stark contrast to the fragmented and discrete nature of global cities in the modern era. This study seeks to address whether it is feasible to apply the characteristics and developmental patterns of ancient cities in today's world by examining the evolution of urban form throughout history up to the present day. …”
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