Global Population

and Mobility
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 Global City – deals with the concept of Cosmopolitanism and
its significance in world politics and international relations.
- Global city serves as a hub for production, finance and
telecommunications.
- Also called world city, alpha city or world city.
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Characteristics of a Global City
 A variety of international financial services, notably in finance,
insurance, real estate, banking, accountancy, and marketing
 Headquarters of several multinational corporations
 The existence of financial headquarters, a stock exchange,
and major financial institutions
 Domination of the trade and economy of a large surrounding
area
 Major manufacturing centers with port and container facilities
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 Considerable decision-making power on a daily basis at a
global level
 Centers of new ideas and innovation in business, economics,
culture, and politics
 Centers of media and communications for global networks
 Dominance of the national region with great international
significance
High percentage of residents employed in the services sector
and information sector
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 High-quality educational institutions, including renowned
universities, international student attendance, and research
facilities
 Multi-functional infrastructure offering some of the best legal,
medical, and entertainment facilities in the country
 Typically, highly diverse in terms of language, culture, religion,
and ideologies
 GLOBAL DEMOGRAPHY
 Demography - is a field in statistics that is concerned with
births, deaths, income or the incidence of disease, which later
illustrates the changing structure of human populations. It is a
statistical study to determine world population that can be used
as a tool to identify certain phenomenon in geopolitics, public
administration, and others.
 It is derived from two Greek Words:
• Demos means population
• Graphics means to draw
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 Census - is defined as an enumeration or complete population
count at a point in time within a specified geographical area.
A census provides more reliable and accurate data if properly
enumerated.
Techniques of Census Taking
A. Dejure - this technique is the counting of people according to
the permanent place of location or residence.
B. Defacto - this technique of conducting census refers to counting
persons where they are present at the time of the census period.
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 Registration of vital events (Records) - It is a regular and
continuous registration of vital events. Civil registration system,
which records births, deaths, marriages etc. (vital statistics), enables
rates of population growth to be calculated; but are much less
adequate than national censuses. In developing countries where
illiteracy rates are high and communications are poor, the problems
of recording births and deaths are immense not only in rural
populations but also in urban areas. However, efforts are being made
to improve the collection of these data in many countries.
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 Sample surveys - A sample survey is another source of
demographic data carried out in a scientifically selected area
which covers only a section or portion (sample) of the
population under consideration.
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 Global Demography – talks about the present condition of world
population in terms of the ongoing fight against tyranny and
terrorism. Also, the importance of democracy and human rights is
established.
 Global demography, however, is about trends and practices in
world politics. It is the study of the issues and developments of
the global population. Basically, it lays out the present condition
of the world and its population.
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 Population - A population is a distinct group of individuals,

whether that group comprises a nation or a group of people
with a common characteristic.
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 Multipolar world – Within a multipolar world, a pole could be
defined as an actor which has influence on global outcomes
beyond its own borders.
- A multipolar system is a system in which power is distributed
at least among 3 significant poles concentrating wealth and/or
military capabilities and able to block or disrupt major political
arrangements threatening their major interests.
- Poles are very often regional powers with a global outreach.