Megalopolis and Conurbation
Megalopolis
The word megalopolis is given for a large conurbation when two or more large cities whose total population exists 10 million.
- The region made up of cities between Boston and Washington DC is a well-known megalopolis
- In India Kolkata is the largest urban area which is a Megalopolis
- Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajput in Gujarat are the important megalopolis cities in India
Conurbation
A
conurbation is a region comprising of a number of cities, large town and other
areas that through population growth and physical expansion how merged one
continuous urban or industrially developed area.
- West midlands in England, The Ruhr in Germany, Randstat in the Netherlands are example of Conurbations
- Mumbai in Maharashtra, Gurgaon and Faridabad in Haryana, Noida in Utter Pradesh are the Conurbation cities of India
We have few
notes about WHO …
WHO means
World Health Organization
WHO suggest
that a Healthy city must have …
- Clean and safe environment
- Needs the basic needs of all its inhabitants in a place that is resident or occupant
- Involves the community in local Government
- Provides easily reachable Health Service
Video: Megalopolis and Conurbation by @gopal_splinter
