Contents -- Abstract -- Chapter 1 Literature Review -- 1.1. Formation and Development of the Global City Theory -- 1.1.1. Traditional urban studies -- 1.1.2. Early research and theoretical hypothesis formation of global city -- 1.1.3. Development of the global city theory -- 1.2. Main Viewpoints of the Global City Theory and Relevant Research -- 1.2.1. The meaning and its interpretation of the global city -- 1.2.2. The basic motivation of formation of the global city -- 1.2.3. The functions and status of the global city -- 1.2.4. Classification and system of the global city -- 1.2.5. Network-based global city research -- 1.2.6. Research on the global city-region -- 1.3. Current State of Domestic Research -- Chapter 2 Globalization, Informatization, and the Change of the World City System -- 2.1. Relations Between the Wave of Globalization and the Cities Centered by Space -- 2.1.1. The changes in the international division of labor in the process of globalization -- 2.1.2. Changes of competitive relationships between state and its cities, enterprises -- 2.2. Wave of Informatization and Cities "Space of Flows" -- 2.2.1. Informatization is a major driving force of urbanization and urban development -- 2.2.2. The space of urban flow -- 2.3. Information City and the Change of the World City System -- 2.3.1. Changes of the world urban system from globalization and informatization -- 2.3.2. Theoretic defects in the mainstream global city study -- 2.3.3. Reconstruction of the internal logic of formation and development of globalization, informatization, and global city -- Chapter 3 Global City Networks and Their Nodes -- 3.1. Global City Networks and Their Features -- 3.2. Nodes of Global City Networks -- 3.2.1. The connectivity of network nodes -- 3.2.2. The diversity of network nodes -- 3.2.3. The dynamic nature of network nodes.

3.2.4. Measurement of network nodes -- 3.3. Globalizing Cities Based on Network Structure -- 3.3.1. The globalizing city: the strata in the network structure -- 3.3.2. Criticism of the traditional method of functionalism -- 3.3.3. The nature of the globalizing city -- Chapter 4 Regions of Global Cities: A New Spatial Structure -- 4.1. Regions of Global Cities: Basic Spatial Unit of Modern Global Economy -- 4.1.1. New changes in space -- 4.1.2. The provisions of the global city region -- 4.2. Interpretation of the Spatial Structure for Regions of Global Cities -- 4.2.1. Re-examining the spatial structure of traditional urban theory -- 4.2.2. The spatial logic of the global city region -- 4.3. Regions of Global Cities and Globalizing Cities -- 4.3.1. The extension of the global commodity chain to the spatial distribution of the developing countries -- 4.3.2. The rise of globalized cities among the development of global city regions -- Chapter 5 Rise of Global Cities: Prerequisite and Positioning Strategic Target -- 5.1. Deeply Melting into the Process of Globalization -- 5.1.1. Opening-up and independency on outgoing economy -- 5.1.2. Highlights of Chinese elements in the global economy -- 5.2. Strategic Requirement of Globalizing Cities -- 5.2.1. Strategic requirements -- 5.2.2. The strategic requirements and the realistic differences -- 5.3. Positioning Strategic Target of Globalizing Cities and its Trend -- 5.3.1. The target location of the globalizing cities -- 5.3.2. The target tendency of the globalizing cities -- Chapter 6 Path Dependence of Globalizing Cities -- 6.1. Main Control Conditions: Involved in the Process of Globalization -- 6.1.1. The main features of passive participation in the process of globalization -- 6.1.2. The specific binding characters of the rise of China's global city.

6.2. Path Dependence of the Rise for China's Global Cities -- 6.2.1. The logical process of transformation of urban functions: with the help of the global commodity chain -- 6.2.2. The structural model of the space of flows: depending on large-scale trade flows -- 6.2.3. Development shape: residing in the global city-region -- Chapter 7 Relations of Competition and Cooperation During the Rise of Global Cities -- 7.1. Popular Trend of Thought and Theories of Competition Among Traditional Cities -- 7.1.1. The trend of "think global, act local" based on urban competition -- 7.1.2. The theoretic core of traditional urban competitiveness -- 7.2. Competition and Cooperation in the Network of Global Cities -- 7.2.1. The historic evolution of and its role of urban competition -- 7.2.2. Criticisms and innovation of the theory of urban competitiveness -- 7.2.3. Compatibility of urban competition and cooperation -- 7.3. The Rise of Global Cites Driven by Competition and Cooperation -- 7.3.1. The globalizing cities: facing dual competition and cooperation -- 7.3.2. Multiparticipators of urban competition and cooperation -- 7.3.3. Achieving mechanisms for urban competition and cooperation: the synergy between participants -- Chapter 8 Strategy Oriented by Flow Expansion and Its Development Mode -- 8.1. Strategic Orientation of Globalizing Cities -- 8.1.1. A globalizing city based on the flow extension -- 8.1.2. The flow expansion based on the flowing space -- 8.1.3. The relationship between the flow expansion and outside connection and network linkage -- 8.2. Spatial Structure Model of Flow Expansion -- 8.2.1. The structural system of network flow expansion -- 8.2.2. Operation system of the network flow expansion -- 8.2.3. The dynamic process of the network flow expansion -- 8.3. Developmental Strategy and Mode Oriented by Flow Expansion.

8.3.1. Handling the relationship between flow expansion and stock accumulation -- 8.3.2. Breakthrough choice of the flow expansion -- Chapter 9 Industrial Base of the Leading Service Economy -- 9.1. Transition of Industry Base in Globalizing Cities -- 9.1.1. The great transformation of industrial bases the globalizing cities are facing -- 9.1.2. The confusions in the transformation of industrial bases -- 9.1.3. The only choice for the globalizing cities -- 9.2. Orientation and Guideline of Industry Development in Globalizing Cities -- 9.2.1. Potential requirements of developing service economy -- 9.2.2. The changes of supplying conditions for the development of service economy -- 9.2.3. The development of service economy based on the industrial merging -- 9.3. Leading Development of Modern Service Industry -- 9.3.1. The existing problems and obstacles for the development of modern service industry -- 9.3.2. To seek for the breakthroughs for the development of modern service industry -- 9.3.3. To promote the development of modern service industry -- Chapter 10 Evolution of Spatial Structure of Globalizing Cities -- 10.1. Evolution Trend of Urban Spatial Structure: From Single Nucleus to Multicenter -- 10.1.1. The spatial structure of traditional city with single core -- 10.1.2. The non-adaptive between the mode of mono-core and globalizing city -- 10.2. Remodeling the Spatial Structure of Globalizing Cities -- 10.2.1. The transforming to urban spatial structure with multicenter -- 10.2.2. The dynamic mechanism of the evolution of urban spatial structure with multicenters -- 10.3. New Town Construction Based on the Spatial Structure of Multicenter City -- 10.3.1. The connotation and functions of new cities -- 10.3.2. The relying paths of the evolution of new cities -- 10.3.3. The developing modes in constructing the new cities.

Chapter 11 Creative Cities and Cultural Creativity -- 11.1. Creative Cities: The Soul of Globalizing Cities -- 11.1.1. The basic assumptions of the organic body of the city -- 11.1.2. A creative city: its basic connotation and era features -- 11.1.3. The paths and environmental conditions of a creative city -- 11.2. Cultural Strength and Creative Industry During the Rise of Global Cities -- 11.2.1. The orientation of cultural strength in the urban development -- 11.2.2. The innovative culture and the creative industry -- 11.3. Strengthening City's Cultural Creativity and Creative Force -- 11.3.1 The fusion of global culture and local culture -- 11.3.2. The social bases and human resources of urban cultural innovation -- Chapter 12 Systemic Framework of City's Governing Structure -- 12.1. City Governing During the Rise of Global Cities -- 12.1.1. The urban governance and its modes -- 12.1.2. The basic features of China's present urban governance -- 12.1.3. The impact of China's present urban governance on the rising of a globalizing city -- 12.2. Essential Requirement of Mode Innovation for City Governing -- 12.2.1. The public participation oriented by people -- 12.2.2. The transforming of the governmental functions: the stressed public service -- 12.3. Systemic Framework of Governing Structure -- 12.3.1. The institutional arrangement of management hierarchical structure -- 12.3.2. The extensive involvement of NGOs -- 12.3.3. The management mode of consultative government -- Bibliography -- Postscript -- Index.