From world cities to gateway cities: Extending the boundaries of globalization theory

Relational Cities: Doha, Panama City, and Dubai as 21stCentury EntrepÔts

“…As Short et al (2000) posit, greater emphasis is needed on how, rather than which, cities are affected by globalization. Again, this is addressed though a more nuanced treatment of cities, and the classification of cities is one means by which to understand urbanism in a comparative context without forgoing all of the qualitative attributes of any given city.…”

“…In a more contemporary context, Short et al (2000) make the case that gateway cities offer valuable insight in terms of the role of cities in globalization, and that "the focus on world cities has narrowed our understanding of the globalization/city relationship" (p. 317). They assert that conceptualizing cities through their gateway functions yields a more robust, and less Western-centric, understanding of cities.…”

Conceptualizing and operationalizing nodal tourism functions

“…Several writers have considered the gateway or portal function of communities adjacent to national parks (Ewert, 1996;Mules, 2005;Yuan and Christensen, 1994). For others, gateway cities are synonymous with large metropolitan centers (Bowden, 2006;Caruana and Simmons, 1995;Ley and Murphy, 2001;Page, 2001;Short et al, 2000). In their study of MICE tourism, for instance, Mistilis and Dwyer (1999, p. 448) define gateways simply as 'a capital city in a state or territory.…”

International air traffic in the Baltic Sea Area: Hub-gateway status and prospects. Copenhagen in focus

“…A gateway is a multifunctional hub (Andersson and Andersson, 2000). Formulated differently a gateway could in a globalisation perspective be characterised as a world city (Short et al, 2000;Taylor, 2000) or as a central place which combines the highest level air transport functions with other type activities of the highest level (Weber and Williams, 2001).…”