Paris_une_metropole_dans_le_monde_2008.pdf (Objet application/pd Top Global Cities: A.T. Kearney Ranks the World's Most Global Ci STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images By Matt Mabe When pressed to name the world's top cities, most of us would probably rattle off a few places with obvious political and economic clout: New York, London, Paris, Tokyo…you know, the usual suspects. But in a globalizing world, a city's business climate and government alone are no longer adequate measures of what makes it truly global—and thus attractive to companies and employees. The Global Cities Index, released this month, ranks the world's top metropolises by measuring dozens of attributes grouped into five broad categories: business activity, human capital, information exchange, political engagement, and cultural experience. The leading cities on the list—surprise, surprise—are New York, London, and Paris.
The World's Most Global Cities - BusinessWeek - Mozilla Firefox A new study compiles a list of the world's most global cities, weighing financial as well as cultural and political influence We're in an era not only of rapid globalization but also of urbanization. According to the U.N., 2008 marks the first year when more of the world's people live in cities than in rural areas. One result is that the influence of cities—in politics, business, and culture—has never been greater. To understand how simultaneous globalization and urbanization are affecting everything from international politics to corporate behavior, management consulting firm A.T. The winners? What differentiates the A.T. Megacities on the Rise Laudicina notes that cities often provide the most reliable indication of regional success. The top cities on the index—which also include Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Los Angeles—aren't surprising, given their financial markets and sophisticated business climates. The index reveals another trend, too. Rapid Urbanization
Global/World Quality of Life City Rankings Survey 2008 : Dublin European cities dominate the worldwide rankings of locations with the best quality of living, according to . Zurich retains its 2007 title as the highest ranked city, followed jointly by Vienna (2), Geneva (2), then Vancouver (4) and Auckland (5). Dublin has a worldwide rank of 25 and 8th place among European cities. In the UK, London ranks 38, while Birmingham and Glasgow are jointly 56. {*style:<b>The rankings are based on a point scoring index, which sees Zurich scoring 108, while Baghdad scores 13.5. </b>*} The survey also identifies those cities with the highest personal safety ranking based on internal stability, crime, effectiveness of law enforcement and relationships with other countries. According to , Canadian cities dominate the rankings in the Americas. In Central and South America, San Juan in Puerto Rico retains the highest ranking at 72, followed by Montevideo at 76. Parakatil said, {*style:<i> "Personal safety within Canadian cities ranks among the highest in the region.
Competitive Alternatives 2008 The 10 Greenest Cities in the U.S. : Sustainablog Culture Published on June 29th, 2009 | by tomschueneman [social_buttons] The Mother Nature Network has just published their list of the ten greenest cities in the United States. There is as yet no official criteria set by the EPA for determining a city’s “greeness,” MNN considered key areas to measure the effectiveness of a municipality’s efforts at carbon footprint reduction, including air and water quality, efficient recylcling and management of waste, percentage of LEED certified buildings, acres of land devoted to green space, use of renewable energy, and easy access to green products and services. And the MNN winners are: 10 – Austin, Texas: Austin Energy is the country’s largest provider of renewable energy. 9 – Chicago, Illinois: Chicago adopted a long-range plan for land sustainability as far back as 1909, when pioneering city planner Daniel Hudsen developed a land use plan for the lakefront that balanced urban growth and created a permenent greenbelt around the city.