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Megacity Growth

Megacity Growth is a theoretical construct in urban studies that denotes the dynamic process of rapid population expansion and spatial agglomeration characterizing cities exceeding ten million inhabitants, distinguished from other urban growth forms by its scale, density, and transformative impact on economic, social, and environmental systems within the global city hierarchy.

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2017–2026

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222

Macroplastic and microplastic contamination assessment of a tropical river (Saigon River, Vietnam) transversed by a developing megacity

Lisa Lahens, Emilie Strady, Thuy-Chung Kieu-Le et al. · Environmental Pollution · 2018 · 529 citations · Full text

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Energy and material flows of megacities

Christopher Kennedy, Iain D. Stewart, Angelo Facchini et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2015 · 460 citations · Full text

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China’s bullet trains facilitate market integration and mitigate the cost of megacity growth

Siqi Zheng, Matthew E. Kahn · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2013 · 454 citations · Full text

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Sustainable urban expansion and transportation in a growing megacity: Consequences of urban sprawl for mobility on the urban fringe of Beijing

Pengjun Zhao · Habitat International · 2009 · 405 citations

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Spatiotemporal urbanization processes in the megacity of Mumbai, India: A Markov chains-cellular automata urban growth model

Hossein Shafizadeh‐Moghadam, Marco Helbich · Applied Geography · 2013 · 383 citations

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Authors

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  1. YD
    Yehua Dennis Wei

    University of Utah, United States

    4 publications · 92 citations

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  2. AE
    Andrea Emma Pravitasari

    IPB University, Indonesia

    3 publications · 245 citations

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  3. NT
    Narumasa Tsutsumida

    Kyoto University, Japan

    3 publications · 245 citations

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  4. ER
    Ernan Rustiadi

    IPB University, Indonesia

    3 publications · 245 citations

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  5. CJ
    Christopher J. Smith

    University at Albany, State University of New York, United States

    2 publications · 67 citations

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Institutions

310

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    8 h-index

    25 publications

    1K citations

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    638 citations

  3. Peking University

    Beijing, China

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. Beijing Normal University

    Beijing, China

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    1K citations

  5. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    1.3K citations

  7. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    484 citations

  8. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    226 citations

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  1. Cities

    10 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. Habitat International

    9 publications · 741 citations

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 7 publications · 641 citations

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  4. Sustainability

    7 publications · 138 citations

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  5. Urban Studies

    6 publications · 589 citations

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