Research Project

Comparing London and Frankfurt as World Cities: A Relational Study of Contemporary Urban Change

The purpose of this study is to investigate what effect the establishment of the euro and the location of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt has had on the position of the latter city with respect to London. As world cities, both London and Frankfurt have numerous corporate service firms and this research will focus upon their activities as indicators of change.
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Publications

• Beaverstock, J.V., Hoyler, M., Pain, K. und Taylor, P.J. (2001): Comparing London and Frankfurt as World Cities: A Relational Study of Contemporary Urban Change. London: Anglo-German Foundation for the Study of Industrial Society.
• Hoyler, M. und Pain, K. (2002): London and Frankfurt as World Cities: Changing Local-Global Relations. In: Stadt und Region: Dynamik von Lebenswelten. Tagungsbericht und wissenschaftliche Abhandlungen, 53. Deutscher Geographentag Leipzig, 29. September bis 5. Oktober 2001 (Hrsg. A. Mayr, M. Meurer und J. Vogt). Leipzig: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geographie, 76-87.
• Beaverstock, J.V., Hoyler, M., Pain, K. und Taylor, P.J. (2002): The Euro is not a Trigger in Changing Relations between London and Frankfurt. In: Evaluation and EU Regional Policy: New Questions and New Challenges. Conference Proceedings, Regional Studies Association International Conference, 31 May - 1 June 2002 in Aix en Provence, RSA.
• Beaverstock, J.V., Hoyler, M., Pain, K. und Taylor, P.J. (2003): London and Frankfurt: Competition or Synergy? In: International Investor, (March 2003), 225-229.