Resumo

CASTANOS-LOMNITZ, Heriberta. Las megaciudades y la transición urbana. Rev. mex. cienc. polít. soc [online]. 2005, vol.47, n.195, pp.95-122. ISSN 0185-1918.

In this paper the author analyzes some of the advantages and drawbacks of mass urbanization worldwide and in the Mexico City region, and we attempt to outline a future perspective of sustainable population growth of megacities.

Palavras-chave : megaciudades; urbanización; sustentabilidad; transición urbana; desarrollo sustentable; Agenda 21.