Daily Archives: August 5, 2026

The Long Distances: Megaregions of Oceania — Span, Cohesion, and a Working Typology

Posted on August 5, 2026 by nathanalbright

I. The Question Oceania Answers Each region in this series has tested the megaregion concept against a different structural condition. North America supplied the case the concept was built for. South America tested it against primacy. The Caribbean tested it … Continue reading →

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The Sea Between: Megaregions of the Caribbean — Span, Cohesion, and a Working Typology

Posted on August 5, 2026 by nathanalbright

I. The Short Answer, and Why It Is Not the End of the Matter On the strict test, the Caribbean has no megaregions. The test requires either a coalescence of adjacent metropolitan labor markets or a transactional corridor joining several … Continue reading →

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The Primate Continent: Megaregions of South America — Span, Cohesion, and a Working Typology

Posted on August 5, 2026 by nathanalbright

I. Why the Category Travels Badly The megaregion concept was built in and for North America and Northwest Europe. It presumes a particular starting condition: several cities of roughly comparable weight, historically independent, growing until their commuting fields overlap. Gottmann’s … Continue reading →

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