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megalopolis
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thumb|A satellite image of the Pearl River Delta area in [[China]]
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- urban area
- Official name
- mégarégion
- Image
- NASA ISS006-E-24987.jpg
- Has parts of class
- metropolitan area
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- topic's main category
- Category:Megalopolises
- Commons category
- Megalopolises
- different from
- urban agglomeration
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology and earlier definitions
- Modern definitions
- List of megalopolises
- In popular culture
- Judge Dredd
- Sprawl trilogy
- ''Megalopolis'' (film)
- Dune
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|A satellite image of the Pearl River Delta area in [[China]]
A megalopolis (), also called a supercity or megaregion, 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. They are integrated enough that coordinating policy is valuable, although the constituent metropolises keep their individual identities. The megalopolis concept has become highly influential as it introduced a new, larger scale thinking about urban patterns and growth.
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