Today, village life attracts almost no one, and all youth seek to get into the city. Particularly attractive to most people are megacities. And let there be problems with the “green zones”, but there are a lot of opportunities for development and career growth.
About the concept
In this article I want to talk about what a metropolis is. This is a huge city with more than a million people. In short, this is true, but there are many nuances. If you look into history, we can say that this concept arose back in 1676. It was introduced by the traveler Thomas Herbert, who thus decided to name all the capitals of large countries in which he happened to visit. If we talk about today, then this concept has somewhat transformed. Today, a metropolis is the union of several nearby cities into one. It is noteworthy that after such a merger, the economy, infrastructure, etc., become one and the same for one big city.
Population
What is the difference between a metropolis? It is a population. Often such cities are crowded with residents, while the density of people is quite high. An interesting fact is that there are few native inhabitants in megacities, the bulk of people are visitors.
Area
We understand further in the concept of "metropolis". What it is? It is worth noting that such large cities, in addition to population, also differ in area. On the territory of a metropolis there are usually many not only structures important for its life, but also about five different modes of transport, which, by the way, are independent of each other. An example would be Tokyo, where people travel by metro, buses, monorail, high-speed trains and commuter trains. Also there is possible transportation by helicopter.
Real cities
People used to call the term "metropolis" all the cities that are densely populated by people. However, this is not entirely true. An interesting fact is that in the world there are only 5 such cities, according to UNESCO. The only and largest megacities are the Tokyo-Yokohama tandem, with a population of over 28 million, Bombay with nineteen million inhabitants, São Paulo and Mexico City, with 16 million inhabitants each, and New York, with 16.5 million inhabitants.
Forecasts
Urbanization processes lead to the emergence of new megalopolises over time. Scientists estimate that in about two decades this number could double. So, an example may be Japan, or rather its east coast, where a characteristic unification takes place. The same formations can be seen in Germany on the Rhine coast around Dusseldorf and Cologne, as well as on the California coast.
About the suburbs
Knowing that a metropolis is a combination of several cities, it is interesting that such neoplasms can arise due to the expansion of suburbs. Such a development policy can be seen so far mainly in US cities, and scientists generally called Los Angeles a prototype of the city of the future. Why is that? It's simple, while while suburban areas are created mainly for a quiet family life, then over time it is planned to transfer some enterprises and organizations to such formations, so that a person, without leaving his district, can work there, live, study and have fun.
About psychology
Based on the foregoing, you can create an idea of the concept of “megalopolis”: what it is and by what principle such formations are created. However, there is another perspective in which such a large city can be considered. This is the psychological component of life there. What does it mean? It’s not a secret for anyone that only in a big city you can find something to your liking and fulfill yourself (this mainly concerns creative and purposeful people). In such cities you can do anything, you can realize all your bold ideas and undertakings. Such cities welcome eccentricity, brightness, innovative thinking. However, it is worth saying that it will be difficult for a weak person, accustomed to the measured pace of life, to survive there. Indeed, in a megalopolis, time and space are marvelously transformed, acquiring a new framework. And only a strong person can get used to it . The positive and at the same time the negative side of the metropolis is the fact that no one here pays attention to anyone, people do not care what the person does, what he is dressed in and what his thinking is (by the way, this is what often leads the provincials who came to conquer a large a city to a standstill). But here it’s also hard to wait for help, each for himself, all people are independently fighting for their place in the sun. Also in the metropolis you can always find a workplace even when, it would seem, everything is already lost, there are constantly not enough workers, especially in the service areas.