American Cities Of The Future
American Cities of the Future 2011/12 Winners
IN the fIrst ever fDI raNkINg Of cItIes acrOss the amerIcaN cONtINeNts, New YOrk has beeN crOwNeD the leaDINg amerIcaN ‘cItY Of the future’ fOr 2011/12. Jacqueline Walls repOrts ON the leaDINg perfOrmers acrOss the regION
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ew York been ranked as the top city in fDi Magazine’s first ‘American Cities ofthe Future’ ranking. The city also claimed top position in the sub-category ‘North American City of the Future’ for the second year running, with Chilean capital Santiago being awarded the ‘Latin American City of the Future’. Cities based in the US and Canada dominated the overall American Cities of the Future rankings, with New York, Chicago and Houston claiming the top three positions. The newranking combined fDi’s existing North American Cities of the Future ranking with a new Latin America ranking. New York shines again The top three ‘North American Cities of the Future’ remained unchanged from the previous ranking, as New York, Chicago and Houston maintained first, second and third positions, respectively. New York topped many sub-categories, including economic potential,infrastructure and business friendliness. This success can be partly attributed to the large number of FDI projects into the city over the past decade. Alt hough Canadian cities Toronto and Montreal did not appear in the top 10 in the North American Cities of the Future ranking in 2009, both cities improved in 2011 to claim fourth and sixth place, respectively. Atlanta and Boston also re-entered the top 10,ranking fifth and seventh, respectively. Santiago top in Latam S a n t i a g o w a s c r ow n e d f D i Magazine’s first ‘Latin American City of the Future’. According to the fDi
Markets database, which tracks crossborder greenfield investment, Santiago has attracted 84 FDI projects since 2003, with almost a fifth of these projects involving a capital investment of more than $100m. Lima (Peru),Monterrey (Mexico), Bogotá (Colombia) and San José (Costa Rica) completed the top five Latin American Cities of the Future. Mexican cities made up four of the top 10 cities in the Latin America category, while the Colombian cities of Bogotá and Barranquilla also featured, ranking fourth and eighth, respectively.
top 10 Overall amerIcaN cItIes Of the future (aND NOrth amerIcaN cItIes Of thefuture) 2011/12
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new York city chicago houston toronto atlanta montreal boston austin miami san Jose
new York Illinois texas Ontario georgia Quebec massachusetts texas florida california
us us us canada us canada us us us us
top 10 latIN amerIcaN cItIes Of the future 2010/11
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santiago limamonterrey bogotá san José guadalajara Querétaro barranquilla hermosillo são paulo
santiago lima Nuevo leon capital District san José Jalisco Querétaro atlantico sonora são paulo
chile peru mexico colombia costa rica mexico mexico colombia mexico brazil
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regIONs amerIcaN cItIes Of the future
top 10 maJOr cItIes Of thefuture
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top 10 maJOr cItIes ecONOmIc pOteNtIal
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new York chicago houston toronto atlanta montreal boston austin miami san Jose
new York Illinois texas Ontario georgia Quebec massachusetts texas florida california
us us us canada us canada us us us us
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new York são paulo toronto san Josebuenos aires montreal mexico city chicago los angeles san francisco
new York são paulo Ontario california buenos aires Quebec méxico Illinois california california
us brazil canada us argentina canada mexico us us us
top 10 maJOr cItIes cOst effectIveNess
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top 10 maJOr cItIes humaN resOurces
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