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The global conurbation predicted and advocated by Constantinos Doxiadis.
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noun
The largest theoretical human settlement, a planetwide conurbation.
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A city spanning an entire planet or large moon.
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Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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History
Coined by Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis in 1967 from the Ancient Greek words οἰκουμένη (oikouménē, “the world”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), “a city spanning the whole world”.
From ecumene (“inhabited world”) + -polis (“city”). From use as a common noun of Ecumenopolis, applying the concept to diverse scenarios. Ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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