Global Research of Cities A Case of Chengdu /

• Main Authors: Taylor, Peter (Author), Ni, Pengfei (Author), Liu, Kai (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Regional planning.; Urban planning.; City planning.; Culture - Economic aspects.; Economics.; Cultural Economics.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Urbanism.

This book, written by the national think tank of China, presents a comprehensive analysis of the key elements and unique characteristics in Chengdu’s development into a global city. To do so, it adopts both external and internal perspectives: externally, it highlights Chengdu’s agglomeration and lin...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Background: Chengdu in a Global Context
• Comprehensive Analysis of Existing Data: Chengdu in the World City Network
• Social Research Finding One: Quantitative Analysis of Successful Enterprises
• Social Research Finding Two: Business Success Stories and Inspiration
• Moving onto the World Stage
• Appendix
• References.