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Megalopolis

Eric S. Ross

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Abstract The term “megalopolis” designates the largest type of urban conurbation. The concept was first proposed by the geographer Jean Gottmann and applied to the northeastern seaboard of the United States (Boston to Washington,DC). According to Gottmann's definition, a megalopolis is a polynuclear urban region consisting of a number of large metropolitan areas closely integrated through transportation and communications networks and having a minimum population of 25,000,000 people. The term has continued to be used since it was first proposed, but its definition has varied and it competes in the academic literature with other related terms.

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Abstract The term “megalopolis” designates the largest type of urban conurbation. The concept was first proposed by the geographer Jean Gottmann and applied to the northeastern seaboard of the United States (Boston to Washington,DC). According to Gottmann's definition, a megalopolis is a polynuclear urban region consisting of a number of large metropolitan areas closely integrated through transportation and communications networks and having a minimum population of 25,000,000 people. The term has continued to be used since it was first proposed, but its definition has varied and it competes in the academic literature with other related terms.

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Abstract The term “megalopolis” designates the largest type of urban conurbation. The concept was first proposed by the geographer Jean Gottmann and applied to the northeastern seaboard of the United States (Boston to Washington,DC). According to Gottmann's definition, a megalopolis is a polynuclear urban region consisting of a number of large metropolitan areas closely integrated through transportation and communications networks and having a minimum population of 25,000,000 people. The term has continued to be used since it was first proposed, but its definition has varied and it competes in the academic literature with other related terms.

Key concepts: Megalopolis, Conurbation, Geographer, Metropolitan area, Geography, Population, Urban agglomeration, Regional science

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