【摘要】 设定一种系统界定世界城市形成的方法,将有利于帮助那些想跨入世界城市行列的发展中国家的城市找到自己的发展方向。本文试图通过设计一个基于定量指标的界定方法,即通过计算不同城市的世界城市指数,来解决这一问题。本文以上海为例,运用该指数与32个现有和未来的世界城市作比较,看看上海在迈向世界城市的征程上目前到底身在何处。更多还原

【Abstract】 Many intensive studies on worldcities have been conducted so far, yet thereare still confusions and grounds uncovered.Particularly obvious is the lack of asystematic measurement on the formationof world cities. The paper aimed at fillingthis gap by firstly devising a measuringmethodology based on quantifiableindicators to chart the extent of a city in itsdevelopment towards a world city, and thenusing Shanghai as a case to test where thecity stands in its towards to be a world city.更多还原