Shane, David Grahame  1945- <br/><br/>
Block, Superblock, and Megablock:  A Short Morphological History 

 -  UrbanNext,  August 2, 2022. 
 - 2436 words. 
<br/><br/> China Lab Guide to Megablock Urbanism, Contributors, David Grahame Shane, Densities, Essay, Formats, High Density, Territory and mobility, Topics, Urban Paradigms 
<br/><br/>Barcelona, Beijing, China, City development, Communication, Effective zoning, Essay, Extension, Flexibility, Hybrid neighborhoods, Information, Megacities & High Density, Migration, Multiscale approach, Networking blocks, Pedestrian realm, Street network, Territorial Approach, Territory&Mobility, Transformation, Urban Block, Urban design, Urban fabric, Urban Form Repertoire, Urbanism, Watery Territory 
<br/><br/>This essay is an excerpt of "China Lab Guide to Megablock Urbanism" by Jeffrey Johnson, Cressica Brazier and Tat Lam, published by Actar Publishers -- https://lccn.loc.gov/2019955208 
<br/><br/> The terms block, superblock, and megablock indicate an increasing capacity and scale of urban form and organization over time. This ascending sequence marks the block as an element in a clear urban hierarchy associated with ever-larger cities: the historical city, the modern metropolis and megalopolis, and now the emerging megacities of Asia. 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>2575-5374 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Urban Systems City China