In short form, in the age of globalization, the activities of production are scattered on a global basis. She gave a definition that has long struck with me. Saskia Sassen literally wrote the book on global cities back in 2001 (though her global cities work dates back well over a decade prior to that book). Market - London is the largest and most affluent market in the UK and therefore top international retailers have locations in London to take advantage of this market.We hear a lot of talk these days about so-called “global cities.” But what is a global city?.This provides opportunities for other business services to locate near their clients, therefore many business services in the UK are located in the South-East. Of all the transnational companies in the UK, many have their headquarters in London and along the M4 corridor. Transnational corporations (TNCs) - London has become the place where TNCs prefer to locate.Many global banks have headquarters here. World network of financial centres - London has become the international financial centre for Europe and is one of three world financial cities alongside New York and Tokyo.It is also the terminus of the international Eurostar rail service. It has 5 international airports and the business airport of Heathrow has five terminals. It is also the focus of the rail network with major rail termini such as Waterloo and Paddington.
It has an orbital motorway (M25) and a series of motorways linking it with the other major centres in the UK (M1 to Leeds, M4 to Bristol and the M2 to Dover). Internal and international accessibility - London has great importance due to its high connectivity.London has local, regional and even world importance: Scotland has the lowest population density at 70 people per km 2 whereas England has the highest population density at 434 people per km 2. The bar chart shows population density in the UK. London is the UK's largest city and Birmingham is its second largest city. The major cities of the UK can be seen on the map. The UK has a population of over 67 million people.
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