The Evolution of Great World Cities

Urban Wealth and Economic Growth

Christopher Kennedy

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University of Toronto Press
09 August 2011

Economic growth; Urban economics

Some cities seem destined to become major financial capitals, yet never do-Seville, for instance, was the centre of Spain's opulent New World Empire, but failed to become a financial metropolis. Others, like former colonial backwater Hong Kong, defy the odds by growing into major trading centres. What are the key factors distinguishing those cities that become wealthy from those that don't? Christopher Kennedy illuminates how geography, technology, and especially the infrastructure of urban economies allow cities to develop and thrive.

offers an accessible introduction to urban economies that 'will change the way you think about cities.'

By: Christopher Kennedy
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9781442611528
ISBN 10: 1442611529
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 09 August 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christopher Kennedy is a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Toronto.

Reviews for The Evolution of Great World Cities: Urban Wealth and Economic Growth

’Drawing on an extensive body of literature and examples from prosperous and not-so-prosperous cities around the world this book attampts to explain the evolution of great world cities....Vast mass of literature is coupled with illustrative cases in a way that makes the book informative and an enjoyable reading experience.’ -- Kristina Vaarst Anderson * Regional Studies, vol46:07:2012 * ‘Kennedy has written a lively and thoughtful book… he carefully builds a novel argument about wealth creation and urban form and does so in an accessible way that teaches urban history and economic concepts as it goes.’ -- Clinton J. Andrews * Journal of Industrial Ecology, 26 October 2012 *