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OverviewWith an expected population of 400 million by 2040, America is morphing into an economic system composed of twenty-three 'megapolitan' areas that will dominate the nation’s economy by midcentury. These 'megapolitan' areas are networks of metropolitan areas sharing common economic, landscape, social, and cultural characteristics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Arthur Nelson , Robert LangPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.635kg ISBN: 9780367330194ISBN 10: 0367330199 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 18 October 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. From Cities to Megaregions 2. Megapolitan Convergence 3. Defining What is Megapolitan 4. The Rural-Megapolitan Continuum 5. Megapolitan Areas as America’s New Economic Core 6. Megapolitan Attractiveness 7. Key Population Trends 8. Megapolitan Cluster and Megapolitan Development 9. Transportation Planning and the Megapolitans 10. Implications of Megapolitan Clusters and Megapolitan Areas for Land, Air, and Water Resources 11. Cascadia Megapolitan Cluster 12. Sierra Pacific Megapolitan Area 13. Southwest Megaregion 14. Mountain Megapolitan Cluster 15. Texas Triangle Megapolitan Cluster 16. Twin Cities Megapolitan Area 17. Great Lakes Megapolitan Cluster 18. Florida Megapolitan Cluster 19. Piedmont Megapolitan Cluster 20. Megalopolis Megapolitan Cluster 21. The Megapolitan Century and U.S. Demographic Change to 2100ReviewsAuthor InformationArthur C. Nelson, FAICP, is Presidential Professor of City and Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah, where he is also director of the Metropolitan Research Center. Robert E. Lang is the director of Brookings Mountain West and a professor of sociology at the University of Nevada–Las Vegas; he is also a nonresident senior fellow of the Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |