Today, village life no longer attracts almost anyone, and all young people strive to get into the city. Megacities are especially attractive for most people. And even if there are 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. It is a huge city with over 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 that he happened to visit. If we talk about today, then this concept has been somewhat transformed. Today, a metropolis is an amalgamation of several nearby cities into one. It is noteworthy that after such a merger, the economy, infrastructure, etc. become unified and common for one large city.
Population
How else is the metropolis different? This ispopulation. Often such cities are overcrowded with residents, while the density of people is quite high. An interesting fact is that there are few indigenous people in megacities, the bulk of the people are visitors.
Square
Dealing further with the concept of "megalopolis". 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 not only many structures that are 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 move by subways, buses, monorail, high-speed trains, and commuter trains. Helicopter transportation is also possible there.
Real metropolises
People used to call the term "metropolis" all cities that are densely populated by people. However, this is not entirely true. It will be interesting that there are only 5 such cities in the world, according to UNESCO. The only and largest metropolitan areas are the Tokyo-Yokohama tandem, with a population of more than 28 million, Bombay, with nineteen million inhabitants, Sao Paulo and Mexico City, with 16 million inhabitants, and New York, with 16.5 million.
Forecasts
Urbanization processes lead to the fact that over time, new mega-cities may arise. Scientists have calculated that in about two decades this number candouble up. So, an example can be Japan, or rather its eastern coast, where a characteristic unification takes place. Similar formations can also be seen in Germany on the coast of the Rhine around Düsseldorf and Cologne, as well as on the coast of California.
About the suburbs
Knowing that a metropolis is a combination of several cities, it is interesting that such new formations can arise due to the expansion of suburbs. Such a development policy is still visible mainly in US cities, and scientists generally called Los Angeles the prototype of the city of the future. Why is that? It's simple, if while suburban areas are created mainly for a quiet family life, then over time it is planned to transfer part of the enterprises and organizations to such formations so that a person, without leaving his area, can work, live, study and have fun there.
About psychology
Based on the above, you can create an idea about the concept of "megacity": what it is and on what basis such formations are created. However, there is another angle in which such a large city can be viewed. This is the psychological component of life there. What does it mean? It's no secret that only in a big city you can find something to your liking and self-realization (this mainly applies to creative and purposeful people). In such cities, you can do anything, you can realize all your bold ideas and undertakings. Such cities welcome originality, brightness, non-standardthinking. 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 metropolis, time and space miraculously transform, acquiring new frameworks. And only a strong person can get used to it. The positive and at the same time negative side of the metropolis is the fact that no one here pays attention to anyone, people don’t care what a person does, what he wears and what his thinking is (by the way, this is what most often turns on provincials who come to conquer the big city, dead end). But here it is also hard to wait for help, every man for himself, all people independently fight for their place under the sun. Also, in the metropolis you can always find a job even when, it would seem, everything is already lost, there are always not enough workers, especially in service areas.
