HL+ext+4+environment

Key Question Identify the effects of agro‑industrialization and changes in international production and consumption on the physical environment. Discuss the environmental consequences of increasing international demand for one raw material. [] Examine the concept of food miles and the environmental consequences of increasing volumes of air freight. Calculate Food Mile []

Key Question: Explain the evolution of uniform urban landscapes; the effects of common commercial activity, structures, styles of construction and infrastructure. Global Cities Index The overall global city scores and ranking are based on a weighted, composite value of five dimensions of globalization: business activity (30%), human capital (30%), information exchange (15%), cultural experience (15%), and political engagement (10%). Each of the five dimensions is comprised of four to six sub-measures, for a total of 25 individual measures of globalization.

Business activity is scored and ranked on the basis of five factors: number of international conferences, flow of goods (air and port), capital markets, number of companies among the top 40 global service firms, and number of Fortune Global 500 companies with headquarters in the city.
 * Business Activity (30%) **

The ATK authors maintain, “human capital measures how well the city acts as a magnet for diverse groups of people and talent.” Human capital is scored and ranked on the basis of five factors: size of a city’s foreign-born population, quality of its universities, number of international schools, international student population, and percentage of residents with university degrees.
 * Human Capital (30%) **

In the global cities index, information exchange is scored and ranked on the basis of four factors: number of international news bureaus, level of censorship, amount of international news in the leading local papers, and broadband subscriber rate.
 * Information Exchange (15%) **

Cultural experience is scored and ranked on the basis of six factors: museums, visual and performing arts, major sporting events a city hosts, international travelers, diverse culinary establishments, and sister city relationships.
 * Cultural Experience (15%) **

Political engagement is scored and ranked on the basis of five factors: international organizations, embassies and consulates, think tanks, political conferences, and local institutions with international reach.
 * Political Engagement (10%) **

=== Task: Given the above indicators of a world city, how does those activities / functions translate into urban structure and urban landuse? (What do you expect to see / find any world cities in any part of the world? ===