![]() Some examples of cities that may fit the characteristics of Wirth's city could include: ![]() These characteristics of cities, Wirth argued, have important social and psychological consequences for the people who live in them. ![]() Thanks to our friends over at Covered Dish for the tip.Louis Wirth, an American sociologist, defined a city as a "permanent settlement of relatively large size, relatively high population density, and relatively diverse population with respect to social and economic status, race, and culture." Wirth's definition of a city is based on three characteristics that distinguish cities from rural areas: large size, high population density, and social stratification and heterogeneity.Īccording to Wirth, the large size and high population density of cities create a sense of anonymity and impersonality among residents, and the social stratification and heterogeneity of cities create a sense of diversity and complexity. What about our oft-touted 'regional rival' Charlotte? It ranks a paltry "Gamma +." So suck on that, Queen City. Atlanta's classification? 'Alpha-' which denotes, " very important world cities that link major economic regions and states into the world economy." We keep respectable company there among Miami, Zurich, Barcelona and Bangkok, among others. At the top of the global city food chain at 'Alpha++' level are New York and London, followed by 'Alpha+' cities like Hong Kong, Paris, Tokyo and Chicago. Each year, GaWC publishes their " World According to GaWC," a ranking system for world cities based on their connectivity and place among a global system (basically ignoring nation state boundaries). ![]() The Globalization and World Cities Network (or GaWC) is the self-proclaimed "leading academic thinktank on cities in globalization." Spend some time on their website and you'll find a collection of research and participating researchers that would seem to back this up and then some. ![]()
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