Megapolis Definition
Megalopolis (plural megalopolises or megalopoleis or megalopoli) A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a metropolis; a megacity. Oct 14, 2019 megalopolis (plural megalopolises or megalopoleis or megalopoli) A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a metropolis; a megacity. The Eastern Seaboard megalopolis extends from New Hampshire to Alexandria, VA. Related terms →.
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- influence of population explosion
- In urbanization
… has been the creation of megalopolises—concentrations of urban centres that may extend for scores of miles. Examples of this phenomenon have appeared in the United States, on the northeastern seaboard and along the coast of southern California, among other areas. Other megalopolises include the Tokyo–Ōsaka–Kyōto complex in Japan, the region…
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- In urbanization
- work of Gottman
- In Jean Gottman
…introduced the concept and term megalopolis for large urban configurations.
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- In Jean Gottman
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- Great Lakes region
- In Great Lakes: The economy
Major urbanized areas include a band that extends from Milwaukee, Wis., through Chicago and around southern Lake Michigan; a band that stretches southward from Detroit, Mich., and then continues along the southern shore of Lake Erie; and the Toronto-Hamilton area on the northern shore of Lake…
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- In Great Lakes: The economy
- industrial society
- In modernization: New patterns of urban life
…even larger urban agglomerations, the megalopolises, which serve populations of 40 million or more. The biggest of these is “Boswash,” the chain of contiguous cities and surrounding regions that stretches from Boston to Washington, D.C., along the northeastern seaboard of the United States. Others in the United States include the…
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- In modernization: New patterns of urban life
- United States
- In United States: The supercities
…and complexity the aptly named megalopolis, that supercity stretching along the Atlantic from Portland, Maine, past Richmond, Virginia. Other large conurbations include, in the Great Lakes region, one centred on Chicago and containing large slices of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana; another based in Detroit, embracing large parts of Michigan and…
Read More - In Virginia: Settlement patterns
…the great population mass, or megalopolis, arcing across the northeastern United States from Boston to Washington, D.C. Other metropolitan areas include the urban environs of Roanoke and Lynchburg, as well as those around the smaller cities of Danville, Bristol, and Charlottesville.
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- In United States: The supercities