{"title":"Alejandro Portes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlejandro Portes\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the dynamics of urban development, migration, and social change. His work, including titles like \u003cem\u003eEmerging Global Cities\u003c\/em\u003e, delves into how cities evolve within the broader contexts of globalisation and cultural exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful analyses blending sociology and cultural studies, illuminating the complexities of modern urban life and the factors shaping contemporary societies. These books invite reflection on the intersection of economics, culture, and community in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"emerging-global-cities-by-alejandro-portes-9780231205177","title":"Emerging Global Cities","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertain cities—most famously New York, London, and Tokyo—have been identified as \"global cities,\" whose function in the world economy transcends national borders. Without the same fanfare, formerly peripheral and secondary cities have been growing in importance, emerging as global cities in their own right. The striking similarity of the skylines of Dubai, Miami, and Singapore is no coincidence: despite following different historical paths, all three have achieved newfound prominence through parallel trends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking book, Alejandro Portes and Ariel C. Armony demonstrate how the rapid and unexpected rise of these three cities recasts global urban studies. They identify the constellation of factors that allow certain urban places to become \u003cem\u003eemerging global cities\u003c\/em\u003e—centres of commerce, finance, art, and culture for entire regions. The book traces the transformations of Dubai, Miami, and Singapore, identifying key features common to these emerging global cities. It contrasts them with \"global hopefuls,\" cities that, at one point or another, aspired to become global, and analyses how Hong Kong is threatened with the loss of this status.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePortes and Armony highlight the importance of climate change to the prospects of emerging global cities, showing how the same economic system that propelled their rise now imperils their future. \u003cem\u003eEmerging Global Cities\u003c\/em\u003e provides a powerful new framework for understanding the role of peripheral cities in the world economy and how they compete for and sometimes achieve global standing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430662029548,"sku":"9780231205177","price":66.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780231205177.jpg?v=1774558878"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/alejandro-portes.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}