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Megalopolis was a member of the Arcadian League after its foundation until the dissolution of the federation in 362 BC. In 353 BC, when Thebes had her hands full with the so-called Sacred War, the Spartans made an attempt to reduce Megalopolis; but the Thebans sent assistance and the city was rescued. [ 8 ]
The Blue Banana. The Blue Banana (Dutch: blauwe banaan; French: banane bleue; German: Blaue Banane; Italian: banana blu), also known as the European Megalopolis or the Liverpool–Milan Axis, is a discontinuous corridor of urbanization in Western and Central Europe, with a population of around 100 million.
A megalopolis (/ ˌ m ɛ ɡ ə ˈ l ɒ p ə l ɪ s /) 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]
Jean Gottmann's bibliography lists about 400 references. The following list is a selection of some of his most relevant books and papers: L'homme, la route et l'eau en Asie sud-occidentale (1938) De la méthode d'analyse en géographie humaine, Annales de Géographie (1947) L'Amerique (1949) A geography of Europe (1950, 1969)
Gottmann directed "A Study of Megalopolis" for The Twentieth Century Fund, applying that term to an analysis of the urbanized northeastern seaboard of the U.S. spanning from Boston in the north to Washington, D.C. in the south and including New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, which was named the Northeast megalopolis, [4] [5] which ...
Francis Ford Coppola on Thursday premiered his self-financed opus “Megalopolis” at the Cannes Film Festival, unveiling a wildly ambitious passion project the 85-year-old director has been ...
Megapolis is a variant of the word megalopolis, meaning a large city or urban area. Megapolis may also refer to: Megapolis (game), a game developed by Social Quantum; Ministry of Megapolis, a cabinet of the prime minister in Sri Lanka. Megapolis Festival, an annual audio arts festival in the United States
Megalopolis is breaking the fourth wall.. When Francis Ford Coppola's epic sci-fi drama premieres this week, it will include an interactive portion in select theaters where audiences can ...