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Algae-boosted
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Actant
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UV-Transparent Film
Vibrant Matter
Waste
Work

MEGALOPOLIS

The establishment of large centralized cities located within close geographical location to one another. Polis, which characterizes the city as a single human of individuality, and megalo, descriptive of something of abnormally large size and importance thus describes megalopolis as multiple, abnormally large, self-important individuals (cities) standing in close proximity to one another. Patrick Geddes coined this term in the early twentieth century that described the regional city's counter-action through the process of conurbation 1. Globalization has since left the term outdated and we argue that megalopolis no longer considers geographical boundaries important because of the ease of global transportation and connection. For example, Companies located in New York City can have more interaction with Hong Kong rather than relying on Boston, Massachusetts because of its close proximity. If manufacturers can be directly supported through workers across the globe because of cheap labor, they no longer depend on their local population and geography becomes irrelevant. Megalopolis thus describes a situation where the metropolis no longer feeds off of its local context and instances of corporate control can longer be assigned to place.2

Citations
Welter, Volker. Biopolis: Patrick Geddes and the City of Life. 2003, The MIT Press