Barring either natural destruction or man-made destruction, have we reached a point in history where global cities have nailed down their position....I hate to use this word:.....forever????
Why?
• technology no longer requires a city to be built at certain locations; sea access isn't even needed anymore
• the world has become almost totally networked today; short of something like nuclear disaster, it will stay global. global cities have to be placed around the globe for the network to work. In essence, global cities are as cooperative with each other as they are competitive; each wants to see the system continue...and to work.
• global cities have gathered just too much on the ground to alter their greatness
• global cities no longer represent a group of people who live there; migration in and out is great. therefore the city serfves as a shell in which global business can take place. the globe keeps the sitting going as well as those who live there. cities no longer parallel the rise and the fall of people who live there.
Do you think that we may be living in a new era, unparalleled in world history, where a global city will always retain its role since its role has been determined by the world community which invested enough in the place that other cities cannot compete?>
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