This question might not seem related to GIS, although GIS can easily provide the right answer by analyzing a number of different spatial datasets.
Unless smaller cities encompass large bodies of water or even state parks, I fail to see how this difference can be so huge, especially if we think about the dense and extended network of infrastructures that megalopolis often have (think of airports, suburbs, industrial developments, and so forth).
I do not possess the appropriate shapefiles to answer this question myself - by analyzing them, it would be possible to derive a breakdown chart of land use, so that it is possible to identify what land elements produce such a huge discrepancy. Maybe someone has enough shapefiles to do it, so basically my question is for them. Thanks!
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- How is it possible to account for the fact that some small cities have a land area which is far greater than that of bigger cities or even metropolis?
Unless smaller cities encompass large bodies of water or even state parks, I fail to see how this difference can be so huge, especially if we think about the dense and extended network of infrastructures that megalopolis often have (think of airports, suburbs, industrial developments, and so forth).
I do not possess the appropriate shapefiles to answer this question myself - by analyzing them, it would be possible to derive a breakdown chart of land use, so that it is possible to identify what land elements produce such a huge discrepancy. Maybe someone has enough shapefiles to do it, so basically my question is for them. Thanks!
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