Megacities: Globalization, Metropolization, and Sustainability

Bernhard Stratmann

Journal of Developing Societies, 2011, vol. 27, issue 3-4, 229-259

Abstract: Drawing on Simmel's view of the modern metropolis, the article provides a reflection on the present research on megacities and likewise a corrective to approaches focusing too unilaterally on risks. At the same time the emergence and advancement of megacities will be explored in the context of the current processes of urbanization, globalization, and metropolization. It will be argued that a “hazards perspective†on major cities needs to be complemented by a focus on the potential of these cities, i. e., on hope, creativity, and urban resilience. Overall, it is concluded that city size is not necessarily an obstacle to sustainability.

Keywords: megacities; city size; sustainability; urban resilience; globalization; metropolization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1177/0169796X1102700402

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