The concept of the city as a living organism has been pointed out for quite a long time now. And, though this methaporic definition of the city presents several limitations, it is quite convincing in some way. For example, the basic characteristics of a living organism such as growth, development and homeostasis are also exhibited by the city.
The city can grow either in population size or in terms of territorial size. It is a given that population size all over the world grow exponentially. It is but natural. In terms of territorial size, he city grows through various ways: either through land reclamation or probably through the merging of several areas together via legislative measure such as laws and ordinances. In terms of homeostasis, a city has a self-correcting mechanism although not very natural by itself. This self-correcting mechanism is manifested by the people in the government. Whatever mistakes we made in the past, we try to counter.
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