World cities - London case study
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World Cities Culture Report - London Campaigners fight to save London from 230 more sky scrapers. How is London's skyline going to change? Interactive London named most popular city in the world. London's train network Use the London Notes summary scaffold to help you organise your ideas about the London world cities case study.
A centre of the economy
- Service industries account for 60% of total employment (banking, insurance, civil service, transportation, education, food and drink, publishing, retailing, tourism, etc). - Greater London possesses the country’s greatest concentration of professional, technical, and administrative occupations, as well as the highest average income in Britain. Centre of production The Port of London, the major docks of which are located just downstream from London Bridge, provides access to raw materials and markets. London is one of Europe’s largest sea ports and handles virtually every type of commodity and cargo. |