Megacities (Documentary, English)
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2005-09-18
Ended: 2007-02-02
Network: National Geographic
Country: CA
Airs on: Sunday
Runtime: 60 minutes
Megacities takes a revolutionary look at the places where most of us live: the modern metropolis. The key to a city's survival is its vital organs - power grids, transportation systems, water supplies, air traffic control and countless others. Behind each system that we take for granted lies the huge infrastructure of a mega city. Visit eight iconic cities around the world: Las Vegas, Mexico City, Hong Kong, London, Paris, Sao Paulo, Mumbai and New York.