TY - BOOK AU - Ni,Pengfei AU - Kamiya,Marco AU - Ding,Ruxi ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Cities Network Along the Silk Road : The Global Urban Competitiveness Report 2017 SN - 9789811048340 AV - HT321 U1 - 330.91732 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Singapore PB - Springer Singapore, Imprint: Springer KW - Urban economics KW - Urban geography KW - Culture—Study and teaching KW - Urban Economics KW - Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns) KW - Regional and Cultural Studies N1 - Part One General Reports -- 1. Global Urban Competitiveness: Theoretical Framework -- 2. Global Urban Competitiveness: Annual Ranking -- 3. Global Urban Competitiveness: General Analysis -- 4. Global Urban Competitiveness: Comparative Analysis from Different Perspectives -- 5. Global Urban Competitiveness: Comparative Analysis of its Components -- Part Two Topic Report -- 6. Half of the World: Cities Network of the Silk Road -- Part Three Special Subject -- 7. Global Connection and Technological Innovation -- 8. Urban Characteristics, National Characteristics and Global Connection of the Primate City -- 9. Global Connection and Doing Business -- 10. Large Enterprises in North America: Where They Locate and Why -- 11. The Conjunction of Networked Agglomeration and Location Factor in Chinese Cities: Taking FDI and Domestic Investment as an Example -- References -- Appendix; Available to subscribing member institutions only. Доступно лише організаціям членам підписки N2 - By empirically assessing the competitiveness of 505 cities around the world from regional, national and other perspectives, this book not only ranks these cities but also presents a treasure trove of information with regard to each city’s relative strengths and weaknesses. This unique resource draws on a wealth of data sources, all of which are described and assessed, and involve urban economics, geography, regional economics and many other fields. Using a concise indexing system, sophisticated methodology, and extensive figures and tables, it provides a comprehensive analysis of global urban competitiveness in 2015. Given the scope of its coverage, the book will be of great interest to readers such as local authorities, decision-makers and economic planners in cities throughout the world UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4834-0 ER -