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Waterloo is part of an ex- panding urbanized region stretching from Chicago. Detroit and Windsor to Oshawa, says professor John Papaioannou, an in- temationally known archi- 'tect and city planner. Speaki,ng to an audience of 200 people at a Univer- sity of Waterloo public lec- ture Thursday, professor" Papaioannou said the rapid growth of large urbanized areas, called megalopolis, is a world-wide phenomenon which first developed in the late 1940's. According to the profes- sor. southern Ontario has been part of a Great Lakes megalopolis region since 1971. Increasing traffic on main transportation routes like highway 401 in the past four years is a symptom of the growing inter-depend- ence of the urban centres in the megalopolis. Although most people are frightened by the idea of living in huge urbanized areas, Papaioannou says the prospect is inevitable. Another symptom of sprawling urbanization in the Kitchener-Waterloo area is decreasing agricultural land and open space, K He estimates one-sixth of the world's population pres- ently live in vast urban areas. By the year 2000, this number could multiply to include most of the people in the world. this ra the mi the I claims “People are flowing to- wards the megalopolis at a very fast rate. leaving ru- ral areas, towns and large cities for larger urban areas,') he says. In his opinion, people Part In of tht rapid url migration cities, By Mary Johnston I' he says. his opinion "ter- 510-3100 I -, Waterloo linked with US. cities. says prof the reason for, urbanization, is on of ptopit to , Papaiparinou “e are planners can IOIIOW TO nu- _ lea of manize the megalopolis. anized In his opinion, Kitchener- Iys the Waterloo planners can minimize the bad effects of ixth of urbanization by preserving ipres- green belts and open spac- urban es and directing city de- _ )0, this velopment around main ply to transportation routes. people Another reason for rapid urbanization is the world m for, population explosion. on, is "Because of an unprece- 1'li,2 . For That Unusual "Gift Visit The ng to- WINDMILL is at a J ng ru- SHOP I large 48 King St. South urban Waterloo Crystal-China. Cosmetics people Ceramics Cuckoo Clock a megalopolis now, we have the technology and knowledge to plan cities for 100 million people. " Because of this massive migration, Papaioannou concludes that the benefits of urban living out-weigh the disadvantages of air pollution, alienation, and congestion for people living in the megalopolis. "Our responsibility is very clear. we cannot blow up the megalopolis and start over. We cannot blow up New York or London, but come to large urban centres to find better job opportun- ities, higher incomes, and a variety of cultural activi- ties and entertainment. Since many people prefer to live in urban areas, planners have a responsibi- lity to make them a good place to live, he says. Although Papaioannpu ad- mits large scale planning of the megalopolis is still far off in the future, he says there are policies local planners can follow to hu- manize the megalopolis. Another reason for urbanization is the population explosion. "Because of an UO In his opinion, Kitchener- Waterloo planners can minimize the bad effects of urbanization by preserving green belts and open spac- es and directing city de- velopment around main transportation routes. However Papaioannou is hopeful that man will con- quer these problems. "When there is the will to overcome problems, many things are possible with our technology and money." dented world population in- crease of two per cent a year since 1060, we will face terrible problems in the next Mt years. We will not have enough food, wa- ter or energy, and increas- ing disparities in the world will increase international If man can make it through the next 40 years, he says the world popula- 1ustt N MARANTZ Receiver These units can be used in any stereo system. They do not have to be used as 4 channel receivers. 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