Re:‘China’s Manhattan’ Borrowed Heavily, but the People Have...
by saalweachter on Thursday April 11, 2019 @03:55PM
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It was the Erie Canal that really made New York -- it allowed shipping into the Great Lakes.
Re:‘China’s Manhattan’ Borrowed Heavily, but the People Have...
by seppin on Thursday April 11, 2019 @06:28PM
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> What do you consider the other ones?
London obviously, but they might be turning inwards with Brexit and losing that status.
The next tier is Tokyo, maybe another Asian capital soon. Paris, Vienna, etc. were part of a Euro-centric world but don't have much relevancy beyond a holiday destination.
London and NYC both create culture from aspects of people from around the world, then export it. I don't see China being able to do this.
And I'm guessing the reason is valuable geographical position (in NYC's case it's a major shipping hub for both the Atlantic and the Hudson River) and the network effect. But valuable geography can change over time, and who knows how long the network effect of cities is going to last when we finally start making more jobs remote instead of wasting space and other resources on offices and people are free to live wherever they want.