I'm writing a paper on whether or not Copenhagen is a metropolis, yadda yadda, and what defines a metropolis. Anyone has a good definition?
And on another note - all of you out there who aren't north European - do you have a clear picture of what Copenhagen is like (apart from being pretty close to the REAL world metropolis Legoland)? Just trying to get an idea of how known the city is to the world.
Copenhagen is a great example of a Scandinavian metropolis: a large percentage of the Danish population live in or around the capital (almost all of Jutland is farmland). The city expanded to accomodate growth with the Five Finger uban design concept (look at a map of the local train lines). The city is very international (At least from my experiences, Denmark realizes it is a small country and takes international relations/cooperations seriously), but still quite livable. This link gives a good description of its history: http://www.eaue.de/winuwd/135.htm
Good Luck with the paper...
IMO, Kobenhavn seems metropolitan, whether or not it fits any dictionary definition of the term. Due to the character of borders in Europe/the EU, any major city with good connectivity to its' neighboring cities would be metropolitan. In the specific case of Copenhagen, being an island that is very well connected makes it interesting in this regard. Good luck, sounds like a fun topic.
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Qualities of a metropolis, Qualities of Copenhagen
I'm writing a paper on whether or not Copenhagen is a metropolis, yadda yadda, and what defines a metropolis. Anyone has a good definition?
And on another note - all of you out there who aren't north European - do you have a clear picture of what Copenhagen is like (apart from being pretty close to the REAL world metropolis Legoland)? Just trying to get an idea of how known the city is to the world.
Thanks..
Copenhagen is a great example of a Scandinavian metropolis: a large percentage of the Danish population live in or around the capital (almost all of Jutland is farmland). The city expanded to accomodate growth with the Five Finger uban design concept (look at a map of the local train lines). The city is very international (At least from my experiences, Denmark realizes it is a small country and takes international relations/cooperations seriously), but still quite livable. This link gives a good description of its history: http://www.eaue.de/winuwd/135.htm
Good Luck with the paper...
this site might be helpful, too
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IMO, Kobenhavn seems metropolitan, whether or not it fits any dictionary definition of the term. Due to the character of borders in Europe/the EU, any major city with good connectivity to its' neighboring cities would be metropolitan. In the specific case of Copenhagen, being an island that is very well connected makes it interesting in this regard. Good luck, sounds like a fun topic.
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