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Megalopolis
Grouping of neighbouring metropolises / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Supercity" redirects here. For other uses, see Super City.
For other uses, see Megalopolis (disambiguation).
A megalopolis (/ˌmɛɡəˈlɒpəlɪs/) or a supercity,[1] also called a megaregion,[2] is a group of metropolitan areas which are perceived as a continuous urban area through common systems of transport, economy, resources, ecology, and so on.[2] They are integrated enough that coordinating policy is valuable, although the constituent metropolises keep their individual identities.[2] The megalopolis concept has become highly influential as it introduced a new, larger scale thinking about urban patterns and growth.[3]
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