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Megaregions: foundations, frailties, futures

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posted on 2015-01-09, 10:24 authored by John HarrisonJohn Harrison, Michael HoylerMichael Hoyler
In the first section we aim to critically examine the foundations upon which the megaregion discourse has been constructed. In so doing, we conceptualize the position occupied by the megaregion in debates prior to the onset of globalization, and then discuss how the concept has been reawakened during globalization. The second section then explores four separate, yet interrelated, lines of argumentation which cut into the megaregional debate as it is currently constructed and form the basis for developing a more critical approach toward megaregional research. We conclude with some cautionary remarks about the challenges and opportunities for near-future megaregional research.

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  • Social Sciences

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  • Geography and Environment

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Megaregions: Globalization's New Urban Form?

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1 - 28

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HARRISON, J. and HOYLER, M., 2015. Megaregions: foundations, frailties, futures. IN: Harrison, J. and Hoyler, M. (eds.) Megaregions Globalization’s New Urban Form? Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar, pp.1-28

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Edward Elgar © John Harrison and Michael Hoyler

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  • AM (Accepted Manuscript)

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2015

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This is Chapter 1 in the book, Megaregions: Globalization's New Urban Form? Material is copyrighted and that any download is for personal use only.

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9781782547891

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  • en

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