Information of Miami
What is a Global
Why Is Miami Global City?
Miami is a global city on a
regional scale because of what
goes on in Latin America. The
Brickell financial center in
Miami has the second largest
concentration of international
banks outside of New York. The
pillars of this global city
economy are merchandise trade
and physical commerce; finance
and banking; real estate
construction and speculation;
and art as a commercial form.
Location
City?
Global City is an urban center that
has competitive advantage and
serves as a hub within a globalized
economic system.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami
https://www.ucpress.edu/blog/44128
/miami-the-global-city/
https://www.miamidade.gov/global/h
ousing/home.page
https://www.miamidade.gov/business
/business-assistance.asp
https://www.miamidade.gov/global/s
olidwaste/home.page
https://graylinemiami.com/blog/fun-
facts-about-miami/
https://www.thenextmiami.com/miam
i-innovation-district-in-talks-with-
nasdaq-100-tech-companies/
Miami, USA
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Miami, officially the City of Miami, is the
seat of Miami-Dade County, and the
cultural, economic and financial center of
South Florida in the United States. The
city covers an area of about 56 square
miles (150 km2) between the Everglades
to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east.
Population
Miami is the sixth most densely
populated major city in the United States
with an estimated 2018 population of
470,914.
Economic Growth
Miami is a major center and leader in
finance, commerce, culture, media,
entertainment, the arts, and international
trade. The metro area is by far the largest
urban economy in Florida and the 12th
largest in the United States, with a GDP of
$344.9 billion as of 2017. In 2018, Miami
was classified as an Alpha level global city
by the GaWC. In 2019, Miami ranked
seventh in the United States and 31st
among global cities in terms of business
activity, human capital, information
exchange, cultural experience, and
political engagement.
 Fun fact about Miami
Government Programs Recycling and Waste
Management 1. It is the only US city that was
Public Housing founded by a woman.
Waste Collection
The Department of Housing and 2. Miami is home to the world’s
Urban Development administers Most residential properties receive largest collection of art deco
Federal aid and Miami-Dade Public automated waste pickup two days architecture.
Housing and Community each week. 3. Sun tan lotion was invented
Development manages the housing in Miami.
Recycling
for low-income residents at rents
they can afford. Curbside recycling service provides Miami’s Sustainability
to single-family homes in service Innovation
Grant Resources areas within participating cities.
Major tech companies are in talk to
Starting a business is a Bulky waste pickup lease space in Park West’s proposed
complex and time-consuming Innovation District. Developer
endeavor. Thankfully there are Each year, Miami-Dade County Michael Simkins said yesterday that
state, federal and local residential waste collection he is in discussions to lease around
resources to help households can receive two bulky 100,000 square feet of office space
entrepreneurs get up and waste pickups of up to 25 cubic yards to Nasdaq 100 tech companies.
running. each. Those talks are ongoing, he told the
Business Journal. Tech companies
have a herd mentality, Simkins said,
so once the first signs on others will
follow. Amazon seriously considered
Miami as a site for HQ2, but the city
came just short, according to
Simkins. The company was
negotiating with local government
officials during the HQ2 search
process, but never met directly with
the Innovation District, he said.