On May 30, the international management consulting company A.T. Kearney (hereinafter referred to as "Kearney") released the 2019 global city index report, revealing the most competitive cities and the most potential cities in the world. This year is the third consecutive year for New York to maintain the first comprehensive ranking of global cities; in China, Beijing occupies the ninth place in the comprehensive ranking of global cities, and Hangzhou and Suzhou enter the top 100 for the first time, ranking 91st and 95th respectively. London ranks first in the global urban potential rankings.
Colney company was founded in Chicago in 1926 and now has branches in more than 40 countries. The report of global city index was first published in 2008, which was jointly sponsored by Colney company, top international scholars and think tanks. Based on an in-depth analysis of the facts and open data of more than 130 cities, the report aims to systematically assess the international competitiveness and development potential of cities around the world.
London ranks first in global urban potential
Based on the 13 key indicators of residents' happiness, economic status, innovation and governance, the global urban potential ranking ranks the future potential of cities. Through the evaluation of environmental performance, infrastructure supporting, innovation ability and other indicators, help investors to consider the long-term investment potential and success probability of the city.
The global ranking of urban potential has selected emerging cities that are comparable to the old ones. London has jumped to the top of the list this year thanks to its steady pace of development. San Francisco fell to third place this year after four consecutive years at the top of the potential list. Although it still scores high in innovation, its performance in residents' well-being and governance has been overtaken by other leading cities.
Dublin's potential rose the most, from 33rd to 9th. Dublin's amazing performance is due to the city's great progress in the economic and innovation fields, which shows that Dublin is growing into a global technology development center with a promising future. Tokyo's potential rose eight places to sixth this year, in part because of a rise in residents' well-being.
"The best city in the world is not only a good place to invest and work, but also a good place to live," Erik, global partner and managing director of the global business policy committee of corney Peterson said: 'to remain competitive, cities need to focus on Residents' well-being in all aspects of life, from ensuring affordable housing and employment opportunities to providing public services and a healthy environment. '
Chinese cities continue to outperform the rest of the world. This year's research shows that China's urban growth momentum is not declining, and the average growth rate of the comprehensive index ranking is three times that of North American cities; in the ranking of potential cities, the growth rate is 3.4 times that of European cities.
This year, Chinese cities have made remarkable achievements in the list of "global city comprehensive ranking". Beijing ranked ninth on the list, with a gap of only one-third of the total score of new capi in 2015. Beijing's rapid momentum has benefited from outstanding progress in human capital, information exchange, cultural experience, political affairs and stable performance in business activities.
Suzhou has entered the top 100 for the first time, ranking 95th. The gap between Suzhou and the world's top cities has been shortened rapidly. The prosperity of its business activities, especially the promotion of freight volume, has made great contribution. Compared with last year's list, Changsha's ranking rose 11 places, ranking No. 113. The rise of Changsha's ranking can also be attributed to the increase of business activities and human capital scores, which is becoming a new radiation and growth pole in South Central China.
Chongqing rose 9 places, ranking 105th, mainly driven by human capital. Zhengzhou rose 9 places, ranking No. 119, and its biggest driving force is the increase of business activity index.
In addition, Shanghai's ranking is consistent with that of last year's list, and it still ranks 19th. Ningbo, Wuxi, Foshan and Yantai are all new faces in the global urban comprehensive ranking, and their rankings are higher than when they were first shortlisted in 2018.
With the overall urbanization process slowing down, the development of cities can not only talk about growth. According to the 2019 global urban index report, if Chinese cities want to establish sustainable competitiveness and open a new chapter of the rise, they should focus on citizens, focus on promoting the healthy development of population structure and the improvement of citizens' personal happiness, and attract more talents and foreign investment.
Wang Yu, global partner and head of government and economic development in Greater China, said: 'the rise of Chinese cities in the global city index is impressive. But our analysis of China's urban development shows that creating more livable, sustainable and reasonable cost of living cities will be the key to its sustainable growth. Both government and enterprises will play an important role in the next round of urban transformation and upgrading. '