Introduction - R V Knight
Redefining Cities
PART ONE: THE GLOBAL CONTEXT: THE REALITIES BEHIND THE CLICHE
The Emergent Global Society - R V Knight
New Trends in the Cities of the World - Remy Prud¿homme
What Are Cities Becoming the Centers of? Sorting Out the Possibilities - Jean Gottman
Third World Cities in a Global Society Viewed from a Developing Nation - Pietro Garau
PART TWO: PATHSETTERS AND CONTENDERS: FROM PLACES RATED TO WORLD CLASS AMBIGUITY
New York City as Global Capital in the 1980s - Rosemary Scanlon
Third World Cities - Corinne Lathrop Gilb
Their Role in the Global Economy
The Internationalization of the Washington D.C. Area Economy - Stephen S Fuller
Port Cities Face Complex Challenges - Ralph E Thayer and Robert K Whelen
Boston in the World Economy - Al Ganz and L Francis Konga
Urban Redevelopment in a Global Economy - Marc V Levine
Cases of Montreal and Baltimore
Greater Tokyo As a Global City - Yasuo Masai
PART THREE: THE NEW URBAN DEVELOPMENT: LEARNING FOR THE FUTURE
Long Wave Cycles and Cities in a Global Society - Jeanne Howard
Managing the Metropolis - Frans Vonk
Reckoning the Future - Hartmut E Arras
Basel Explores Three Scenarios
The Need for Autonomy - Kai Lemberg
Improving Local Democracy
City Development and Urbanization - R V Knight
The Industrial Case
PART FOUR: INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECOSTRUCTURE: THE REQUIREMENTS FOR URBAN SETTLEMENTS IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY
Mobility and the Metropolis - Wilfred Owen
Urban Ecosystems Under Stress in Pacific Rim Countries - Richard L Meier
Telecommunications and the Changing Global Context of Urban Settlements - Len Gertler
Culture and Reurbanization - Roy Drewett and Uwe Schubert
Urban Planning and Environmental Policies - G Scimemi
PART FIVE: CONCLUDING PERSPECTIVES: THINKING GLOBALLY: ACTING LOCALLY
Global Thinking and Urban Planning - Gary Gappert
A Management Perspective on Cities in a Changing Global Environment - Gary Gappert
City Building in a Global Society - Richard V Knight

As the year 2000 approaches, urbanized areas are entering a new era -- one which will be shaped primarily by their response to powerful global forces -- environmental and economic. The contributors suggest that cities should begin to assess their role in a global society and establish their strategic position and comparative advantage in the global marketplace. They argue that what cities need are policies and programmes which enable them to be more responsive to opportunities which are being created as national barriers and market regulations are removed.