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Docklands, London Bridge Quarter, the City
A global city, but not only a megacity. It is a rich and influential city which makes decision in a lit of main fields.
Renovating a district to attract upper class> poor people are driving away from city centers
Settle in the Tames estuary > the range of harbours in Europe
- life is too expensive for jobless ppl/ poor ppl- traffic jam- hiking > outdoor activities- local products- peaceful, quiet, healthy atmosphere - beautiful landscape/ scenaries - housing is cheaper
- the window for action may be closing - democrats face odds of maintaining control of both the House and Senate in November'sbmidterms elections- stalled in the senate over its social spending programs
- Job opportunities - lot of transports- museum, shipping malls- cosmopolitan place (restau, shopping,...)- schools/ universities- iconic places / big buildings - all services (hospital, justice,...)
London is integrated to this network> the BBC and other TV broadcasters are world famous.
NY = hurricane Sandy wreak havoc in 2012- low income workers without access to power - the goldman sachs headquarters was protected by its own sandbags and power from its generation
Queen Mary university of London, King's college London
British museum, Tate gallery, design museum, harrods store
An attractive city For British ppl :tourist, Job opportunities, students > a cosmopolitan city : because of the former colonies > a major tourist center (in business, shopping,...)
A high concentration of command functions in different fields
A global city/ world city is a metropolis that concentrates political, economic, and cultural activities with different aspects : - concentration of financial, economic and political hubs that drive policies of globalisation - a global city is connected to all the networks in the world and has more than 8 million inhabitants.
is down to a campagn of misinformation by fossil fuel interests
- the extinction rebellion mass protests have met with broad support- youth activist Thunberg was greeted by senior politicians
A lot of headquarters of multinational compagnies (ex : Shell)
British Museum, Big Ben, Tate gallery, Covent garden
- Heathrow (the busiest in EU)- Stansted and Luton (specialized in low cost)- London city airport (for business man)
- industrialized nations = more responsible - low-income nations want finantial help - both to defend against future theats - to compensate for damages they can't avoid