Sociology / Unit 10 Soc 1741 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Metropolis and Megalopolis, Distinguished
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The idea
A metropolis is a city with its suburbs and exurbs; a megalopolis is an urban corridor joining several metropolises.
In practice
One city with its ring of suburbs forms a metropolis; several metropolises grown together along a corridor form a megalopolis.
Where people slip
A megalopolis is a chain of connected metropolises, not one very large city; the difference is structural, not merely a matter of size.
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