Which cities will out-perform economically & socially based on change trends? These are the #Innovation75 – the 2thinknow NEXUS & HUB Innovation Cities for 2009 – key city destinations for economic & social out-performance globally emerging from recession, ranked based on 2thinknow’s leading innovation analysis.
via NEXUS & HUB Innovation Cities Index 2009 Ranking Innovation>75 – [...]

In Depth: World’s Most Expensive Cities To Live.

Should Chennai be a global-city?

On August 22, 1639, Captain Francis Day of the British East India Company secured a piece of land at the fishing village of Madraspatnam through a firmaan (charter) granted by Damerla Venkatadri Nayak, in command at Chandragiri under the Vijayanagar kingdom.
This obscure fishing village today is Chennai Metropolis [...]

An interesting historical article from mr. Michael E. Smith that assembles archaeological and documentary evidence on the sizes of cities in Mesoamerica on the eve of Spanish conquest.
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Andrew McKillop is a writer and consultant on oil and energy economics. Since 1975 he has worked in energy, economic and scientific organizations in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. These include the Canada Science Council, the ILO, European Commission, Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, the UN Economic and Social Commission for [...]