MEGALOPOLIS THE URBANIZED NORTHEASTERN SEABOARD OF THE UNITED STATES JEAN GOTTMANN XX THE TWENTIETH CENTURY FUND NEW YORK = 1961Cconestent @ 1961 ay rue TwNTHEDH CONTORY FUNDING Manufactrd in the Usd Ste of Arercn By The Pimgtn Pes. Norwood, Masochts FOREWORD rofezor Gottman, in isinodveton 0 thi Yume, hs side pan the mu of hindering ad he prec igicance eae the term MegsepoicL hope tht his own defnion wil be heeded forthe thom isso avenging and the phenerenon fe deere 39 dramatic nd ove tat er wey ey for mibconeepions to take roe Tn recent Jom whe es wos as Ben in progres, Tv fund the ale ui- ‘ral mpresionsmong tose who bead of for the is tmeto be ha Wa momsous ely a ind of indefteexerson of Tines Square up td down the whole Ani eboud "Ths book about someting ei diferent, De, Gotti 00 cart ano Engine actor fo ame th el ae rig "cee direccnn of to take K for granted tht man i doomed to be shed under exvronment of hs making, Te es the Nowteatern Sard of the United Sater ar» deepen of inners iene, Sppeally modern ins eranized concentration, Yet coming ales ‘coumerfnces wich give vr with ts overall ity, Tsar esas cma be conire he eal of 2 new order in he ongeintion tt nated spece”"The face te he ne ode yn his words" ar from orderly sboul! nt liad wt he psi ta x within his form of human satenent—nor bole ofthe responsi o core in deficiencies “The incepun of the pret sy war an interes ofthe Trases of the Tweneth Century Fund expresed nearly a decade ag, i scng ‘alge cold be thrown 00 the probe ofthe madera ey, That a Library es Newark Collage of Engineering 44749My fed sis and nvesigtinn of thi are and its eoblens began some twenty yes ago ert yes | hve eon crn and wing eth abjce. Ths five year ave been devoted entirely stay ft irumerble mnber of persons nganztions sd tne hae Tetped in thisinguy, and my deb othe work and kaowledge of ties expend ite nny once inthe vole. AB eee At cleowledgmens oloming the conlsnn see the mos spore cerns Tht stay cold ot fave been cated ut without the iwc trot a genera apport of the Instore for Adeneed Stay, Poco, New Jey, and he Tenth Century Fund New York nthe Discs and sf of de tw non expres my Profound grade 16. CONTENTS Inrodution: The Main Stet ofthe Nation 3 vant owes The Dynami of Utantion 1. Presets Unboond » }. The Continents zonomie Hinge vo: 4 How the Cs Grew an he Sout Setered oa ant rwo: The Revelation in Land Use Bn 5 The Symbisof Uston and Ral 2 6. Megspotien Asc a 1 The Ustan Ue ofthe Land os ane raunens Bangs Living Inenaly “ 9. Manafacurng in Meguopte ea 16. The Commerc! Orgeiton = "io The White-CllarReveaon ss 1, Traporation sa Trae on ant Foun: Neighbors in Malpas oo 1. Living and Working Topeter os 1 Suing Pere Land Pm 1. Conlon: Nowur Ordo Selon a Acknowledge {i of lrtion: 7 Ls of Tables cd Inder a