The rise of megacities : challenges opportunities and unique characteristics The complexity of and challenges in the emergence of megacities The rise of megacities : an empirical overview of the demographic changes in the world economy and an introduction to an integral theory of megacities Jerzy Kleer and Katarzyna A. Nawrot Megacities : devastation of the public sphere Jerzy Kleer From metropolis to megacity Piotr Korcelli and Ewa Korcelli Olejniczak Governance of megacities : selected aspects of international experience Tadeusz Markowski Development patterns of megacities and their future Zygmunt Ziobrowski Threats and challenges posed by the rise of megacities Konrad Prandecki Wojciech Kazanecki and Sylwia Smietanko Megacities and threats to human health Agata Penconek The impact of megacities on human nature Maria Szyszkowska Opportunities in the development of megacities : regional national and multidisciplinary perspectives Rural urban migration urbanization and megacities in China Feng Wengmeng Megacities in India : where are the opportunities Gaurang Rami And Yogesh N. Vansiya African megacities as emerging innovation ecosystems Katarzyna A. Nawrot Calestous Juma and James Donald A smart future for energy in megacities Jessen Page What future lies ahead for megacities in Europe Jerzy Kleer and Katarzyna A. Nawrot Case studies of selected megacities Tokyo and Delhi : a comparative analysis of Asian megacities Katarzyna A. Nawrot Shanghai : the first megalopolis on the globe Bogdan Góralczyk Mexico City : an antithesis of sustainable development Urszula Zulawska and Elzbieta Zulawska Sobczyk Dhaka : the perils and promises of an Asian megacity Adnan Morshed Lagos : directions of development of Nigerian metropolis in the first decades of the 21st century Malwina Bakalarska New York : a city of progress Bohdan Szklarski and Piotr Szyja Epilogue In lieu of a conclusion: megacities : boon or bane Jerzy Kleer and Katarzyna A. Nawrot