COLLAPSING THE GLOBAL AND THE LOCAL THROUGH INTERSCALAR STRATEGIES: A GLURBANIZATION PERSPECTIVE

    Authors

    J. Matusitz

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Plan. Theory

    Keywords

    city; globalization; glurbanization; interscalar; scaling; urbanization; DUAL-TRACK URBANIZATION; PEARL RIVER DELTA; URBAN GOVERNANCE; ENTREPRENEURIAL CITY; POSTREFORM CHINA; GROWTH COALITION; WESTERN-EUROPE; POLITICS; SCALE; SPACE; Planning & Development

    Abstract

    This article examines glurbanization, a model stating that urban transformation through interscalar strategies can increase the ability and status of global city-regions to develop global competitive advantages. Interscalar strategies refer to the use of scaling processes through strategic cross-border restructuration and multiple localities. Localities are groups or communities such as neighborhoods, municipalities, suburbs, regions, and urban zones. Interscaling implies a network or relationship between each of these localities, each being at a different scale. Glurbanization, then, collapses the global and the local. It does not follow a hierarchical design whereby the nation-state controls how things work; rather, globalization now happens from both 'below' and 'above'.

    Journal Title

    Planning Theory

    Volume

    9

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2010

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    6

    Last Page

    27

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000278599000002

    ISSN

    1473-0952

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