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1. CITIES OF ALL SIZES Visions of the city geographical imaginaries for the city Cities with economic, political and cultural globalization

2. VISION OF THE CITY THE VISION OF EBENEZER HOWARD. He believe rather than focusing on a major town, it was important to stem this flow of people back t the country side through the construction of new towns that would be bright and fair, wholesome and beautiful. He presented the characteristic of urban city life and rural life as two magnets. With a list of their advantages and disadvantages. He then proposed an alternative third magnet which was meant to combine the best features of both.

3. THE THREE MAGNETS *TOWN *COUNTRY *TOWN-COUNTRY “Town and country must be married“ The town and country magnets was meant to overcome an unholy and unnatural separation and provide a more balanced way of living.

4. Howard believed that “garden cities were the perfect blend of cities and nature and saw his proposals as the perfect way to reintegrate people with the country side.

5. Howard proposal in use today letchworth garden city A town designed by Raymond Unwin and Barry Parker Located in the Hertfordshire England and known as one of the worlds first new towns and first garden city. it had a great influence on future town planning and the new towns movement it influenced Welwyn garden city which used a similar approach and inspired other projects around the world. Was planned to combine the best of town and country living. About 35 miles from London.

6. 2. geographical imaginaries for the city

7. 3. CITIES WITH ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND CULTURAL GLOBALIZATION TOKYO LONDON NEWYORK

8. Branding of Tokyo Tokyo has wealth, power and influence to other countries as well as hosts the largest capital markets’ driving force for a city development. The inflow of capital, information, commodities and talents to the global city. Can enhance the city standing and strengthen its cohesion.

9. HOW TOKYO BECOME A GLOBAL CITY Remarkable recovery from near complete destruction by allied firebombing. karaoke to manga comics, anime, and sushi bars spread across the globe along with technology products like the Sony Walkman and PlayStation along with the Nintendo DS and Wii. Very high levels of education and per capita income. Over 11% of the city population is employed in the creative industries. Tokyo has redoubled its economic stimulus for cultural activities, and is poised to redefine itself for the new millennium.

10. FOUR PILLARS OF URBAN LIFE IN A GLOBAL CITY ( TOKYO) CIVIC- supported by institutions of civil societies. Successfully maintained its stability and social cohesion which has made social polarization relatively significant. A great response is observed from the public sector to the trend of socioeconomic change in Tokyo. Commercial Education Cultural

11. INDICATORS THAT BUILT TOKYO A GLOBAL CITY

12. CHARACTERISTICS OF TOKYO CITY

13. THE FUTURE OF THE URBANIZATION VIRTUAL JOBS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMART URBAN CENTERS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE PROMOTING DIGITAL CHANGE IN A SMART CITY