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Ecumenopolis (from by the Greek city planner Constantinos Doxiadis to represent the idea that in the future the urban areas and Megalopolis es would eventually fuse and there would be a single continuous world-wide city as a progression from the current Urbanization and Population Growth trends. A world undergoing this level of hyper-development would presumably either have its food imported from other planets, or grown in vast orbital or subterranean Hydroponics facilities. A civilization capable of building an ecumenopolis is almost by definition at least ranked as Type I on the Kardashev Scale . Doxiadis also created a scenario based on the traditions and trends of urban development of his time, predicting at first a European eperopolis (''continent city'') which would be based on the area between London - Paris - Amsterdam . Rural planning Rural Area s have decided to remain in place; stalling the expansion of city boundaries. Many metropolitan areas tend to remain discrete from one another so that natural resources can be preserved through both farming and National Forest ry. Ecumenopolises may arise when farming becomes obsolete by farming Skyscraper s that may possibly be built in city cores. However, national forests may allow structures to be built as Treehouse s. The Amazon Rain Forest is a potential place for treehouses to be built since treehouses are an alternative to conventional houses that eat away trees. Ecumenopolis in fiction In Science Fiction , ecumenopolis planets are often the capitals of Galactic Empire s. Examples of ecumenopolises in science fiction include:
. Another one might be Dispater, from the D&D setting. See also |