Cities as Hubs Between the Physical and Virtual Worlds

Adolfo Ramírez-Escudero, Essay, IE, Middle Density, Politics and economics, Technology and fabrication, Urban Paradigms

Cities, Consumption, Data, Economy, Essay, Global Awareness, Global market, Globalization, Hub, Innovation, Manufacture, Planetary urbanizations, Politics, Production, Technology, Urban Paradigms

An article of urbanNext associates member: IE School of Architecture and Design -- https://urbannext.net/iearchdesign/

Previously published in IE Reinventing Higher Education -- https://www.ie.edu/

Globalization has had an undeniable impact on economic sectors, governments, societies, regions, and companies in every corner of the world. The influence of globalization on capital flows and international commerce has been particularly strong, with cities occupying a key position as hubs between the physical and virtual worlds.