UltraLopolis: a new urban form, that emerge when a number of "Megalopolises", are combined together.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights2_dmsp_big.jpg

How many mero, mega or Ultra areas can you see in this map:
(i.e. NorthEast corridor [Us megalopolis], The "Banana Boom" [NorthWestern Europe HighDense are], Tokyo-Osaka [Souther Japan], Madrid, Shanghai... etc.. there are at least 625 recognizable areas on this map.

UltraLopolis: a new urban form, that emerge when a number of "Megalopolises", are combined together.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights2_dmsp_big.jpg

How many mero, mega or Ultra areas can you see in this map:
(i.e. NorthEast corridor [Us megalopolis], The "Banana Boom" [NorthWestern Europe HighDense are], Tokyo-Osaka [Souther Japan], Madrid, Shanghai... etc.. there are at least 625 recognizable areas on this map.Well, you should still be careful about this. Belgium and the Netherlands aren't only one city yet. ;)

the problem is that when you're far from two little lights which are really close one to the other, it looks like only a big one, but that doesn't mean it's only one. :)

By the way, I'm not really sure that image reflects well population density. Actually the more extensive is a city, the more noticeable it is. The denser it is on one spot, the smaller it will look (See Hong Kong, NYC looking smaller than LA, Paris, etc...). On the other side, poorer areas are less visible than rich places. For instance, there are lights all over Belgian highways, which increased the light density.