Short, John Rennie2015-10-122015-10-122002-02-27Short, John Rennie. (2004)" Black Holes and Loose Connections in the Global Urban Network." Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Research Network. 27 Feb. 2002. 6 Dec. 2012 <http://www.lboro.ac.uk/gawc/rb/rb76.html>.http://hdl.handle.net/11603/230This paper introduces the concept of black holes and loose connections in the global urban hierarchy. Black holes are defined as large cities, with a population of over 3 million that are not classified as world cities. The paper draws upon a classification that uses advanced producer services as an indicator of world city status. Large, non-world cities are identified and provisional ideas about explaining their position are outlined. Connectivity and population data are used in a simple regression analysis to identify loose connections: cities whose connectivity is less than that predicted by their population.application/pdfFile Size: 87759 BytesThis item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by UMBC for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the author.ConnectivityGlobalizationCitiesWorldPopulationsText