GAWC 2012 Ranking Released Jan 13, 2014 (cost, state, America, Atlanta)
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alpha++ cities In all analyses, London and New York stand out as clearly more integrated than all other cities and constitute their own high level of integration
alpha+ cities Other highly integrated cities that complement London and New York , largely filling in advanced service needs for the Pacific Asia
alpha & alpha- cities Very important world cities that link major economic regions and states into the world economy
All beta level cities These are important world cities that are instrumental in linking their region or state into the world economy
All gamma level cities These can be world cities linking smaller regions or states into the world economy, or important world cities whose major global capacity is not in advanced producer services
Cities with sufficiency of services These are cities that are not world cities as defined here but they have sufficient services so as not to be overtly dependent on world cities. Two specialised categories of city are common at this level of integration: smaller capital cities, and traditional centres of manufacturing regions
Here are North American Cities and how they rank in order:
ALPHA CITIES Alpha++
New York
Alpha+
None
Alpha
Chicago
Toronto
Los Angeles
Mexico City
Alpha-
San Francisco
Washington DC
Miami
Boston
Atlanta
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BETA CITIES Beta+
Dallas
Montreal
Philadephia
Houston
Beta
Vancouver
Beta-
Guatemala City
Panama City
San Jose(Costa Rica)
Minneapolis
Cleveland
Seattle
Detroit
Calgary
Denver
San Diego
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GAMMA CITIES Gamma+
Santo Domingo
St Louis
Baltimore
Phoenix
Charlotte
Tampa
Gamma
San Juan
Guadalajara
Raleigh
San Jose(USA)
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Gamma-
Columbus
Orlando
Kansas City
Portland
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High Sufficiency Cities
Indianapolis
Richmond
Tijuana
Austin
Nassau(Bahamas)
Tegucigalpa
Hartford
Edmonton
Salt Lake City
Ottawa
Sufficiency Cities
San Antonio
Nashville
Sacramento
Providence
Jacksonville
Puebla
Las Vegas
Birmingham
Memphis
Halifax
Ciudad Juarez
Winnipeg
Greensboro
Montpelier
New Orleans
Rocheser
Hamilton
Kingston
Des Moines
Madison
Last edited by 18Montclair; 01-14-2014 at 02:55 AM..
^ Surprised you aren't from Texas! Wait until the Texans get a hold of this info! Why does it amaze you that Miami & the ATL are above Dallas & Houston?
I'm surprised about Atlanta being ranked higher, but not Miami. Dallas & Houston are clearly more important than both, but one thing that's important about this criteria is that they appear to be looking for cities that "link" economies. Miami is the American hub for US operations for many Latin American companies, therefore they are a pretty strong link between economies.
Houston & Dallas are both stronger economies, but are more localized. Houston is an energy powerhouse, but its major power lies within the US. While companies like Exxon certainly have an impact beyond our borders, I'm not sure you can say a resource-based industry "links" economies.
Dallas going from an Alpha - to a Beta +
Raleigh going from High Sufficiency all the way to a Gamma
Nashville going from High Sufficiency to Sufficiency
Austin going from a Gamma - to a High Sufficiency
St. Louis going from a Beta- to Gamma +
Atlanta above Houston
Toronto and SF were both "Alpha" cities previously. SF has since been downgraded to "Alpha-", while Toronto is still Alpha.
In addition to SF, Seoul and Washington DC have also dropped from "Alpha" to "Alpha-".
Toronto and SF were both "Alpha" cities previously. SF has since been downgraded to "Alpha-", while Toronto is still Alpha.
In addition to SF, Seoul and Washington DC have also dropped from "Alpha" to "Alpha-".
Chicago was also an Alpha+ and is now just Alpha.
Los Angeles(and San Francisco for that matter, but I wont quibble if its still based on officr locations) should be Alpha+ if the criteria is an emphasis on Asia Pacific as the article states.
I'm surprised about Atlanta being ranked higher, but not Miami. Dallas & Houston are clearly more important than both, but one thing that's important about this criteria is that they appear to be looking for cities that "link" economies. Miami is the American hub for US operations for many Latin American companies, therefore they are a pretty strong link between economies.
Houston & Dallas are both stronger economies, but are more localized. Houston is an energy powerhouse, but its major power lies within the US. While companies like Exxon certainly have an impact beyond our borders, I'm not sure you can say a resource-based industry "links" economies.
Dallas' isnt either. Houston's is more international oil/energy based and Dallas' is more logistics, finance, and tech based. Nieither of them have localized economies.
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