Blue Banana
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concentration of dense populations from North West England to Milan
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- megalopolis
- Country
- Italy
- Located in
- Hesse
- Continent
- Europe
- Image
- Blue Banana.svg
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- discoverer or inventor
- Roger Brunet
- Commons category
- Blue Banana
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Encyclopedic overview
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The Blue Banana The Blue Banana (Dutch: blauwe banaan; French: banane bleue; German: Blaue Banane; Italian: banana blu), also known as the European Megalopolis or the Liverpool–Milan Axis, is a discontinuous corridor of urbanization in Western and Central Europe, with a population of around 100 million. Over time, the region has been referred to by several names, each reflecting its development and significance. Initially, French geographer Roger Brunet, as the leader of RECLUS (Network for the study of changes in locations and spatial units), described the area as 'the European Backbone', which depicted an urban corridor extending from Liverpool to Milan.
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