World City Network 2016: Service Value Matrix and Global Network Connectivities
Ben Derudder and Peter J. Taylor
These data constitute the empirical basis for measuring the world city network in 2016. The data gathering strategy and the calculation model are described in detail in Taylor and Derudder (2016).
The following information is given to help understand and evaluate the data:
| Description | Files |
|---|---|
| 2016 data gathering strategy (firm and city selection) | |
| List of cities 2016 | |
| List of firms 2016 | |
| Service value matrix 2016 | XLSX |
| Global Network Connectivity (GNC) ranking 2016 | XLSX |
Reference
Taylor, P.J. and Derudder, B. (2016) World City Network: A Global Urban Analysis, 2nd edition, London: Routledge.
As per our data protocol, the following acknowledgement should accompany any public use of the data:
Acknowledgement: The data were produced by Ben Derudder and Peter J. Taylor and constitute Dataset 28 of the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) research network (https://gawc.lboro.ac.uk/) publication of inter-city data.