How big can cities get?

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Resources:

A. Taubenböck, H., Esch, T., Felbier, A., Wiesner, M., Roth, A., & Dech, S. (2012). Monitoring urbanization in mega cities from space. Remote Sensing of Environment, 117, 162–176. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2011.09.015](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2011.09.015)

[https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/urbanization/whats-the-biggest-limit-on-city-growth#](https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/urbanization/whats-the-biggest-limit-on-city-growth#)

B. [https://www.businessinsider.com/worlds-largest-cities-megacity-cost-of-living-2017-10#tokyo-japan-38-million-people-10](https://www.businessinsider.com/worlds-largest-cities-megacity-cost-of-living-2017-10#tokyo-japan-38-million-people-10)

C. [https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3040281/big-plans-yangtze-river-delta-china-takes-wealth-gap-and](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3040281/big-plans-yangtze-river-delta-china-takes-wealth-gap-and)

D. [https://www.thoughtco.com/most-populous-countries-in-2100-1435122](https://www.thoughtco.com/most-populous-countries-in-2100-1435122)

E. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/jing-jin-ji-china-planning-megalopolis-size-new-england-n734736](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/jing-jin-ji-china-planning-megalopolis-size-new-england-n734736)

F. [https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201905/24/WS5ce74d9aa3104842260bd8de.html](https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201905/24/WS5ce74d9aa3104842260bd8de.html)

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