In the nationwide competition for image, profile, skilled workforce private investment and state support, powerful and ambitious city mayors join forces with a capitalist and politically influential real estate industry to accommodate migrants and provide some basic urban services. They realise that their new urban life does not really compensate for values they had enjoyed in rural areas.
Increasingly, citizens suffer from urban stress, from air pollution and traffic noise and the loss of identity. The implications of such hurried urbanisation processes for cities and citizens, as well as the challenges for city governments and local administrations are enormous. To be included in the top rankings, however, the country needs to transition toward a "citizen-centric development strategy," the report said.There they expect to find work and benefit from the country’s new wealth. In the past decade, top Chinese cities grew three times faster than their U.S. Though Beijing was the only Chinese city to make the top 10 of the Global Cities Index, the report made special note of the progress of China and the Middle East thanks in part to improved economic performance.Ĭhinese cities, in particular, the report noted, have been outpacing those in other regions over recent years. Singapore rounded out the top three in second place, climbing three spots since 2018.Īmsterdam (4th), Paris (5th), Tokyo (6th), Boston (7th), Munich (8th), Dublin (9th) and Stockholm (10th) ranked among the most competitive future cities. San Francisco, last year's winner, meanwhile, dropped to third position as challenger cities outpaced the tech hub in terms of personal well-being and foreign investment. London stole pole position this year, climbing two places from 2018 thanks to steady underlying performance even amid Brexit woes. Kearney's 2019 "Global Cities Outlook" reveals which cities are primed to be the next generation of global hubs based on four metrics: personal well-being, economics, innovation and government. However, the near-term picture may look quite different, according to the report, which also ranks cities on their outlook.Ī.T.
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