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Language (New words, slang, etc.) Knowledge--Philosophy Frontier troubles High income people Wealthy people Affluent people Rich Rich people--Economic conditions Rich, The Work, Method of Industry (Psychology) Method of work Social theory Natural science Sciences Science of science Populations, Human Human populations Population growth Human population Impoverished people Disadvantaged, Economically Low-income people Poor people Pauperism Poor--Economic conditions Poor, The Economically disadvantaged Mental philosophy World literature Western literature (Western countries) Belles-lettres Annals Proof Council of Europe countries Urban life Town life City life Demography DemographicsCiter ce document
Lise Bourdeau-Lepage et al., « Metropolises stability vs. change », HAL-SHS : histoire, philosophie et sociologie des sciences et des techniques, ID : 10670/1.8l9mef
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In everyday language and even in some scientific work, the term “metropolis” evokes nothing more than a very large city, a focus for all that is good — and bad — about urban life. The vast literature on metropolises and metropolization, especially in Europe over the last 20 years, shows that things are anything but straightforward. Population alone is probably not a necessary condition and obviously not a sufficient condition to characterize a metropolis. Somany phenomena are associated with this term that, like Lacour (1999), we may wonder whether this diversity is evidence of just how rich or just how poor the concept is. Producing a meaningful definition is indeed a challenge (...)