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Ecumenopolis (from Greek: inhabited city; plural: ecumenopoleis or ecumenopolises) is a word invented in 1967 by the Greek city planner Constantinos Doxiadis to represent the idea that in the future urban areas and megalopolises would eventually fuse and there would be a single continuous worldwide 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 (1823-1906) mentioned city-planets in his verses, and science fiction author Isaac Asimov uses the city-planet Trantor as the setting of some of his books. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... 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. ... Isaac Asimov (January 2?, 1920?[1] – April 6, 1992), IPA: , originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as Айзек Азимов) was a Russian-born American Jewish author and professor of biochemistry, a highly successful and exceptionally prolific writer best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. ... 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. NASA researcher checking hydroponic onions with Bibb lettuce to his left and radishes to the right Example of Autotrophic Metabolism [1] Hydroponics is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions instead of soil. ... 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, and Amsterdam (or the Blue Banana). 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) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... It has been suggested that Mokum be merged into this article or section. ... The Blue Banana (also known as the Hot Banana) is a discontinuous corridor of urbanisation in Western Europe. ...


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 ecumenopolies. Famous examples are: Ecumenopolis, a single continuous world-wide city as a progression from the current urbanization and population growth trends is frequent topic in modern science fiction. ... 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. ...

Trantor is a fictional planet in Isaac Asimovs Foundation series and Empire series of science fiction novels. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... In the DC Comics fictional shared Universe, Apokolips was the planet ruled by Darkseid, established in Jack Kirbys Fourth World series. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... Coruscant Coruscant (pronounced //) is a fictional planet in the Star Wars universe. ... For other uses, see Star Wars Galaxy. ... The following is a list of planets in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. ... Warhammer 40,000 (informally known as Warhammer 40K, WH40K, W40K or just 40K) is a science fantasy game produced by Games Workshop. ...

External Links

Ecumenopolis: Tomorrow's City Constantinos Doxiadis, Britannica Book of the year, 1968.


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Constantinos A. Doxiadis :: The Man and his Work (0 words)
Ecumenopolis, Doxiadis's vision of an interconnected urban network covering the earth, was arguably the most ambitious of Ekistics' grand projects.
Ideologically, Ecumenopolis was the apogee of Doxiadis's optimism for a postpolitical global society where social, economic, racial and ethnic inequalities would be managed away by benevolent technocrats.
By analyzing the specific prescriptions of Ecumenopolis about the scientific management of land and the earth's resources, and also by reflecting on its metaphors of nature, balance, and ecumenism, the paper critically examines the sociopolitical implications of Doxiadis's global vision, and its crucial role in mid 20th Century debates on architecture, technology, nature and ecology.
ecumenopolis (0 words)
Ecumenopolis (from Greek: world city) is a word invented in 1967 by the Greek city planner Constantinos Doxiadis to represent the idea that in the future the urban areas and megalopolises 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 civilization capable of building an ecumenopolis is almost by definition at least ranked as Type I on the Kardashev scale.
In science fiction, ecumenopolis planets are often the capitals of galactic empires.
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