SSC forumers what do you feel makes a city, one of the world's best or spectacular cities?

A combination of many things:

Worldwide recognition, fame, etc.
Business and financial power
Political power
Cultural influence, arts, media, etc.
International connections, transport links
Universities and other institutions
Large population
Diverse range of peoples, cultures and religions
High quality architecture, notable landmarks, historical areas, parks, etc.
Sports and other events

Wikipedia has a good article on it - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_city

I'm not trying to turn this into a City vs City thread. Let me see...


London
+Worldwide recognition, fame, etc.
+Business and financial power
+Political power
+Cultural influence, arts, media, etc.
+International connections, transport links
+Universities and other institutions
+Large population
+High quality architecture, notable landmarks, historical areas, etc.
+Sports and other events


Seems like a World City to me because it has all those things.


Nottingham
+Worldwide recognition, fame, etc. (Robin Hood??)
+Cultural influence, arts, media, etc.
+transport links
+Universities and other institutions
+High quality architecture, notable landmarks, historical areas, etc.
+Sports and other events

-Business and financial power
n/a-Political power
-International connections
-Large population

SSC forumers what do you feel makes a city, one of the world's best or spectacular cities?

Lots of corruption.

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Please avoid mentioning or comparing specific cities.

A combination of many things:

Worldwide recognition, fame, etc.
Business and financial power
Political power
Cultural influence, arts, media, etc.
International connections, transport links
Universities and other institutions
Large population
Diverse range of peoples, cultures and religions
High quality architecture, notable landmarks, historical areas, parks, etc.
Sports and other events

Wikipedia has a good article on it - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_city
All of those pretty much fit in for a world class city.

I'm not trying to turn this into a City vs City thread. Let me see...


London
+Worldwide recognition, fame, etc.
+Business and financial power
+Political power
+Cultural influence, arts, media, etc.
+International connections, transport links
+Universities and other institutions
+Large population
+High quality architecture, notable landmarks, historical areas, etc.
+Sports and other events


Seems like a World City to me because it has all those things.


Nottingham
+Worldwide recognition, fame, etc. (Robin Hood??)
+Cultural influence, arts, media, etc.
+transport links
+Universities and other institutions
+High quality architecture, notable landmarks, historical areas, etc.
+Sports and other events

-Business and financial power
n/a-Political power
-International connections
-Large population
uhhhhhh?

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Wausau, Wisconsin owns London, UK! Just kidding! :jk:

SISSY farmers what do you feel makes a titty, one of the world's best or spectacular titties? :weirdo:

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Lots of diahreaa erruption. :weirdo: :runaway:

A combination of many things:

Worldwide recognition, fame, etc.
Business and financial power
Political power
Cultural influence, arts, media, etc.
International connections, transport links
Universities and other institutions
Large population
Diverse range of peoples, cultures and religions
High quality architecture, notable landmarks, historical areas, parks, etc.
Sports and other events

Wikipedia has a good article on it - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_city

Very true.

A combination of many things:

Worldwide recognition, fame, etc.
Business and financial power
Political power
Cultural influence, arts, media, etc.
International connections, transport links
Universities and other institutions
Large population
Diverse range of peoples, cultures and religions
High quality architecture, notable landmarks, historical areas, parks, etc.
Sports and other events

Wikipedia has a good article on it - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_city


Thanks for the link...I've checked it out.

spectacular cities?

many cool sights
ultramodernity
many various big events
appealing external appearance
luxrious buildings

Huge Political power
A center of the world's economy and industry
Lots of people
Tall buildings
Center of the arts and science
Many people with grand ideas

Tall buildings aren´t necessary, but nice architecture and landmarks.

Milan is an alpha city and they have no tall buildings there.

maybe also his History?

Tall buildings aren´t necessary, but nice architecture and landmarks.

Milan is an alpha city and they have no tall buildings there.

True that Milan doesn't have any high-rises but it has a strong influence in terms of culture, finance and industry.

Well first a difference has to be made between "one of the world's greatest cities" and a "world city". The first criteria is subjective, any city can be one of the world's greatest for an individual and yet not be a world city at the same time.

As an example, for me Lima is much more of one of the world's greatest cities (my own personnal opinion, I am not making a general statement) than Frankfurt, yet it is much less of a world city.

The letter O somewhere in its name.

The letter O somewhere in its name.

TOkyo, LOndon, New YOrk but PAris :)

Tokyo lacks great architecture (the buildings are covered with neonsogns so i guess that makes it better) and landmarks but it´s still a world-city.

uhhhhhh?

Clearly you have never visited my City so keep it shut.


+transport links

Trams.

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Nottingham/212-01_RoyalCentre.jpg

Airport.

http://asp2.miuk.com/cmilive/images/nema180x143.jpg
Nottingham EM Aiport.. 100 Destinations Now. 200 Destinations by 2020.

BUS.

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Nottingham/bus-artic.jpg

+Cultural influence, arts, media, etc.

Corner House Media Centre, National Ice Stadium, Nottingham Arena. Oldest Pub in Britain. Hardrock Cafe. ect.


+Worldwide recognition, fame, etc.

As Robin Hood City we have Millions of Tourists per yer. Nottingham is also famous for Lace Making, Boots, East Midlands Regional Capital, ect. and Many other things.. Also there are about 40 Other Places in the World Called Nottingham. 17 in the US, not that it matters but its just a point.

Sorry for going off-topic.

Please Continue on Topic now.

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Please avoid mentioning or comparing specific titties. :weirdo:
Whoa, you just dodged a bullet there buddy. I almost banned you, no questions asked. Basically the one normal post out of nine you made so far on this forum saved you.
I'd be very careful how you conduct yourself on here though.

Paris

Worldwide recognition, fame, etc.
+Business and financial power
+Political power
+Cultural influence, arts, media, etc.
+International connections, transport links
+Universities and other institutions
+Large population
+High quality architecture, notable landmarks, historical areas, etc.
+Sports and other events

Hong Kong

+Centre of business and finance in the Asia Pacific Region
+Cultural influence, arts, media, etc.
+Centre of international trade
+Major industrial centre
+A major air and sea hub
+Serves as a gateway to China which is right now one of the fastest growing economies in Asia
+One of the most visited cities in Asia
+Serves as Asia's World City

spectacular ?

http://bbs.enjoyjapan.naver.com/tbbs/upload/photo/ptravel/21000/20060127113829133585757100.jpg

:) :baeh3:

Clearly you have never visited my City so keep it shut.




Trams.

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Nottingham/212-01_RoyalCentre.jpg

Airport.

http://asp2.miuk.com/cmilive/images/nema180x143.jpg
Nottingham EM Aiport.. 100 Destinations Now. 200 Destinations by 2020.

BUS.

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/Nottingham/bus-artic.jpg



Corner House Media Centre, National Ice Stadium, Nottingham Arena. Oldest Pub in Britain. Hardrock Cafe. ect.




As Robin Hood City we have Millions of Tourists per yer. Nottingham is also famous for Lace Making, Boots, East Midlands Regional Capital, ect. and Many other things.. Also there are about 40 Other Places in the World Called Nottingham. 17 in the US, not that it matters but its just a point.

Having trams and buses make you one of the world's greatest cities?? And please don't say thats now what i aid because you responded to someone questioning nottinghams world's greatest status by posting pictures of trams and buses. Clearly you don't understand what makes a city great in the world. There has to be many different categories. Business, entertainment, facilities, world fame, size, and many more. Not just tourism. The only city in the UK that is clearly one of the world's greatest is London, the rest are just nice cities but cities like them can be found all over the world, nothing special.

the rest are just nice cities but cities like them can be found all over the world, nothing special.

Cities like Oxford and Cambridge, you mean, which have two of the oldest and best Universities in the world.

^^ True, but would that qualify them as being two of the world's greatest cities?


Then again, this is very subjective. :P

Oh, I agree it takes a combination of things to be one of the best overall. I was just responding to his "nothing special" comment.

Cities like Oxford and Cambridge, you mean, which have two of the oldest and best Universities in the world.

Well many cities have something that's special. But few cities have many things that make it special and since there are few cities that have that, it becomes a special category of its own. And in that sense, Oxford and Cambridge aren't the same special as London, Paris, or Tokyo.

the worlds greatest city is Jerusalem in my opinion.

What makes a city one of the world's greatest?

It's a bit like asking what makes of a painting a masterpiece. Mainly this comes from the recognition of the mainstream opinion about it being considered (and accepted) as such.

Two words: Influence and Culture. Pretty much everything that has been mentioned so far (political power, business, media, tourism, etc.) fits into one or both of these two umbrella terms.

A great city, must not realy be great in size, of course it shouldn't be tiny, but some 250'000 population is enough if theres a good aglomeration around.

mos important for me are:
good public transport,
a lot of cultural sights,
a lot of sporting possibilietes,
great nichgtlife,
a lot of green areas,
quiet places to relax,
must be safe,
good shopping possibilities,
lots of events,
international connections,
highstanding finance and business,
must be multi cultural...

there are some very "great" cities around the world!

What influence would you say history has?

In other words, if Disney built a new city-Disneia- that was just as vibrant as New York, just as beautiful as Paris, just as exciting as London, and just as big as Tokyo, how would you feel about this city?

If this city would fit to all my requirements, then it would be ok.

No history means, we'll write the history ourself!

Though history can help a city, it doesn't have to be a requirement. For example baghdad has an incredible history yet no one today would claim it to be one of the greatest. If a city can match the quality of other great cities in the world, than i don't see why it cannot be considered a great city.

unemployment
piss smell
inequality
corruption (mentioned above)
many single, rich, greedy business men/women
when everthing in the city is done out of conquest for wealth and power
conservatism repressing culture and expression
HARSH WINTERS
BLAZIN' SUMMERS
etc.

For world's most livable, just ask anyone from Melbourne Australia or Vancouver Canada :)

What influence would you say history has?

In other words, if Disney built a new city-Disneia- that was just as vibrant as New York, just as beautiful as Paris, just as exciting as London, and just as big as Tokyo, how would you feel about this city?

I said influence and culture before, and a city with no history certainly wouldn't have very much culture. History is one of the most important aspects of culture. And I'm not exactly sure how a city built by Disney would be very influential outside of the tourism industry. Disney World is already kinda like its own country anyways.

beware that this thread may get closed soon...! another potential city vs city. =.=

I think that Wikipedia Alpha beta gamma clasification is pretty good.

I said influence and culture before, and a city with no history certainly wouldn't have very much culture. History is one of the most important aspects of culture. And I'm not exactly sure how a city built by Disney would be very influential outside of the tourism industry. Disney World is already kinda like its own country anyways.

Well, it was entirely hypothetical.