A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. City - Introduction. In most parts of the world, cities are generally substantial and nearly always have an urban core, but in the United States many incorporated areas which have a very modest population, or a suburban or even mostly rural character, are designated as cities. City can also be a synonym for "downtown" or a "city centre". A city usually consis ...

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• City - Introduction
• City - The difference between towns and cities
• City - Geography
• City - History of cities
• City - Modern conceptions
• City - Traditional approach
• City - Shortcomings
• City - Modern approach
• City - Global cities
• City - Environmental effects
• City - Inner city
• City - Lists
• City - Miscellaneous

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A global city, also known as a world city, is a prominent centre of trade, banking, finance, innovations, and markets. The term "global city", as opposed to megacity, was coined by Saskia Sassen in a seminal 1991 work. Whereas "megacity" refers to any city of enormous size, a global city is one of enormous power or influence. Global cities, according to Sassen, have more in common with each other than with other cities in their host nations. Bangkok, Beijing, Brussels, Chicago, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kolkata, London, Madrid, Moscow, ...

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City, City - Introduction, City - The difference between towns and cities, City - Geography, City - History of cities, City - Modern conceptions, City - Traditional approach, City - Shortcomings, City - Modern approach, City - Global cities, City - Environmental effects, City - Inner city, City - Lists, City - Miscellaneous

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City - Traditional approach. A universal linear approach to cities has been in place and accepted for a long time. As this approach falls short of explaining a number of aspects of city life, such as the diversity between cities, new ways have been sought. Influenced by post-structuralist thinking a new approach was born: using spatial thinking it is possible to not only fill the g ...

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City, City - Introduction, City - The difference between towns and cities, City - Geography, City - History of cities, City - Modern conceptions, City - Traditional approach, City - Shortcomings, City - Modern approach, City - Global cities, City - Environmental effects, City - Inner city, City - Lists, City - Miscellaneous

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City University could be City University of Hong Kong City University, London City University of New York City University, Washington or Dublin City University Oakland City University Oklahoma City University New Jersey City University Osaka City University Other related archivesCity University of Hong Kong, City University of New York, City University, London, City University, Washin

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City rhythm is a metaphor for the regular coming and going in cities, the repetitive activities, the sounds and smells that occur regularly in cities. The recognition of city rhythms is a useful metaphor, helping to understand modern city life. The concept of city rhythm makes it possible to understand the multitude of aspects of city life. Traditional approaches to urban thinking focus on one such rhythm only, normally the dominant one. This l ...

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A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. In some Australian jurisdictions, a 'city council' is an informal way of refering to local government areas in built-up areas. City councils generally consist of several (usually somewhere between 5 and 50, depending on the city's size) elected aldermen or councillors. Other common titles for members of the council inclu ...

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Hoenn cities & towns Littleroot Town Oldale Town Petalburg City Rustboro City Dewford Town Slateport City Mauville City Verdanturf Town Fallarbor Town Lavaridge Town Fortree City Lilycove City Mossdeep City Sootopolis City Pacifidlog Town Evergrande City Sootopolis City (Rune City ルネシティ; Rune Shitti) in the original Japanese version) is a fictional city in t ...

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• Sootopolis City - Major characters
• Sootopolis City - Wallace
• Sootopolis City - Juan
• Sootopolis City - Sootopolis City in the anime

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A city (市, shi?) is a local administrative unit in Japan. They are ranked on the same level as towns (machi) and villages (mura), but cities are not part of Districts (gun). Like other contemporary administrative un ...

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City networks are the connections between cities. These networks can be of different nature and of different importance. In modern conceptions of cities, these networks play an important role in understanding the nature of cities. City networks can be physical connections to other places, such as railways, canals or scheduled flights. City network also exist in immaterial form, such as trade, global finance, markets, migration, cultural links, shared social spaces or shared histories. There are also networks of ...

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The term city fathers is used in the United States as a municipal version of "Founding Fathers." City fathers are usually those men (and once in a while, women) who founded the city and/or its major institutions. The term can be used to describe contemporary city leaders as well. One notable example from fiction is Jebediah Springfield of The Simpsons. The Daley family of Chicago could be an example of city fathers from the present-day. Other related archivesChicago, Founding Fa

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A city gate is a gate set within a city wall. Examples of city gates include: Gates of Cairo Chinese Gate in Nanjing Gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls Gateway of India in Mumbai (Maharashtra, India) Holstentor, in Lübeck, Germany Porta Nigra, in Trier, Germany Amsterdamse Poort, a city gate of Haarlem, the Netherlands Waterpoort, Sneek, the Netherlands (water gate) London's Roman and Medieval gates of the London Wall: Ludgate, Newgate, Alder ...

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A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. Cities are in the same hierarchical level as municipalities, but under the Local Government Code of 1991, cities are given special treatment in terms of bigger share from the internal revenue allotment (IRA) which forms part of the city's budget. Cities, like municipalities, are composed of barangays and are governed by elective officials such as Mayor as Local Chief Executive, Vice-Mayor, and councilors as well as appo ...

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• Cities of the Philippines - City Classification
• Cities of the Philippines - League of Cities of the Philippines LCP
• Cities of the Philippines - List of Cities
• Cities of the Philippines - Largest cities
• Cities of the Philippines - Alphabetical
• Cities of the Philippines - By province

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This article discusses the metropolitan district named the City of Wakefield. For information on the city itself, see Wakefield, the district's principal settlement, from which it takes its name. Wakefield is a city and metropolitan district in West Yorkshire, England. In addition to the city of Wakefield, the district covers a wide area including seven other towns. The "Five Towns" commonly grouped together are Normanton, Pontefract, Featherstone, Castleford and Knottingley. The other two towns are Ossett, to the ...

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Kurt Busiek's Astro City is a comic book series centered around a fictional American city of that name. Written by Kurt Busiek, the series is co-created and illustrated by Brent Anderson with character designs and painted covers by Alex Ross. The first series debuted in August 1995 published by Image Comics, and since then has been published sporadically (due to Busiek's health problems) by Homage ...

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• Astro City - Overview
• Astro City - The City
• Astro City - Description
• Astro City - Location
• Astro City - Real World Analogs
• Astro City - Characters
• Astro City - Heroes
• Astro City - Villains
• Astro City - Groups
• Astro City - Civilians
• Astro City - Collected editions
• Astro City - Other media
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Kanto cities and towns Pallet Town Viridian City Pewter City Cerulean City Lavender Town Vermilion City Celadon City Saffron City Fuchsia City Cinnabar Island Indigo Plateau Glitch City Cerulean City is a fictional in-game city from the Pokémon video games. Cerulean City - Places of interest. Cerulean City Gym is led by Misty, who sp ...

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The City of God (Latin: De Civitate Dei, also known as De Civitate Dei contra Paganos: The City of God against the Pagans) is a book written in Latin by Augustine of Hippo in the early 5th century, dealing with issues concerning God, martyrdom, Jews, and other Christian philosophies. Augustine wrote the treatise to explain Christianity's relationship with competing religions and philosophies, and to the Roman government with which it was increasingly intertwined. It was written s ...

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Yin is said to be the last capital of the Chinese Shang Dynasty (1600 BC - 1046 BC). Excavations suggest that this city was located on the site of present-day Anyang, in Henan province. See also: Yinxu ...

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The city of Bantam near the western end of Java was a strategically important site and formerly a major trading city, with a secure harbor on the Malacca Strait through which all ocean-going traffic passed, at the mouth of a river (Cibantam River) that provided a navigable passage for light craft into the island's interior. which itself provides a good access to the hinterland. As a trading city Bantam received an early influx of Islamic influence in the early 16th century. Bantam was the seat of a powerful sultanate. Later, the Portuguese and Dut ...

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Celebration City is a "night-time theme park" located in Branson, Missouri. Originally opened under the name Branson USA in 1999, the park struggled in it's early years and closed in 2001. Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation purchased the park in 2002 with plans to redevelop and reopen it. Branson USA was reopened as Celebration City in 2003, after being massively redesigned and expanded. Celebration City is themed after America in the 20th century, with areas based on Route 66, Small-town America in the 19 ...

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