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The distribution of national urban hierarchies of connectivity within global city networks.
- Source :
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Global Networks . Apr2022, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p274-291. 18p. 2 Color Photographs, 3 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This paper demonstrates how the national urban hierarchies can be understood through the lens of connectivity within globally scaled economic networks. We first examine the global city network structure using a k‐core decomposition method. Values of k‐coreness are then used to understand the distribution of global connectivity within national urban systems. This is observed through a measure of statistical dispersion applied to a novel global dataset of 68,602 weighted headquarter‐subsidiary relations of 31,371 firms linking 4181 cities collected in 2019. Our results confirm the existence of a hierarchical core–periphery structure at a global scale, yet reveal varying degrees of hierarchy at a national scale. At a national scale, single‐core, double‐core or multi‐core network structures characterize the way in which national and global city networks intersect, indicating that there is a distinction between global cities as the core and urban‐systems‐as‐networks that connect nations to the global economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14702266
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Global Networks
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155759987
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/glob.12344