《GPCI14_E_Web》.pdf

Global 2 Power City Index 2014 0 Summary 1 2 4 New York Paris London 3 1 Tokyo 4 5 Singapore October 2014 Preface Major cities around the world today are caught up in intense and complex competition. The stakes in these processes of global inter-city interaction are extremely high. The Global Power City Index (GPCI) evaluates and ranks the major cities of the world according to their magnetism, i.e. their comprehensive power which allows them to attract creative individ- uals and business enterprises from every continent and to mobilize their assets in securing economic, social and environ- mental development. The Mori Memorial Foundation s Institute for Urban Strategies rst released its Global Power City Index in 2008 and has continued to update its rankings every year based on new research. Currently, the GPCI is highly regarded as one of the leading city indices and is utilized as reference material for policy and business strategies not only by the Japanese Gov- ernment and Tokyo Metropolitan Government, but also by numerous professional and academic organizations worldwide. Moreover, at conferences and lecture events worldwide the Institute actively engag