The surface of the fictional world of Coruscant, the capital world of the Star Wars galaxy, and a popular example of an ecumenopolis.

Ecumenopolis (from Greek: one house city) is a word invented in 1967 by the Greek city planner Constantinos Doxiadis to represent the idea that in the future urban areas and megalopoleis would eventually fuse and there would be a single continuous world-wide city as a progression from the current urbanization and population growth trends. Before the word ecumenopolis had been coined, the American religious leader Thomas Lake Harris (died in 1902) mentioned city-planets in his verses, and science fiction author Isaac Asimov's city-planet Trantor. Image File history File links Coruscantsky. ... Image File history File links Coruscantsky. ... Coruscant (pronounced //) is the name of a fictional planet in the Star Wars universe. ... -1... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... This article is not related with Apostolos Doxiadis Konstantinos Apostolos Doxiadis (1913 - 1975) was a significant Greek architect. ... A megalopolis is defined as an extensive metropolitan area or a long chain of continuous metropolitan areas. ... Human population increase from 10,000 BC – 2000 AD. Population growth is change in population over time, and can be quantified as the change in the number of individuals in a population per unit time. ... Thomas Lake Harris (May 15, 1823 - March 23, 1906), American spiritualistic prophet, was born at Fenny Stratford in Buckinghamshire, England. ... Dr. Isaac Asimov (c. ... Trantor is a fictional planet in Isaac Asimovs Foundation series and Empire series of science fiction novels. ...

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. This does not cite its references or sources. ... Kardashev scale projections ranging from 1900 to 2100. ...

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. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - up to 2. ...

Ecumenopolis in fiction

Main article: Ecumenopolis in popular culture

In modern science fiction, the ecumenopolis has become a frequent topic. Capitals of galactic empires are typically portrayed as ecumenopoleis. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Galactic empires are a fairly common theme in science fiction. ...

See also

• Amalgamation (politics)
• Arcology
• Conurbation
• Cosmopolis
• Ekistics
• Megacity
• Metropolis
• Metroplex
• Megastructure