Write a 5-7 page report making a case for whether your chosen city does or does not deserve its ranking on the GaWC list. Profile your city by presenting evidence on the following broader criteria: its economic base and how globalized its economy seems to be; its demographic & cultural characteristics; levels of poverty, informality, and migration; political significance; the citys history & projected future; and anything else you think is important in making a city global.
Go through this list (Links to an external site.) of global cities prepared by the Global and World Cities Network at Loughborough University and familiarize yourself with the rankings criteria. Pick a city you are interested in writing your city profile on. You should plan to stick with this city when you write your final … Read more