“…Research is already beginning to examine the potential contribution of megaregions to economic development and the objective of smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth (Benner and Pastor, 2011;Fleming, 2015;Marull et al, 2013;Ross et al, 2015;Wheeler, 2009Wheeler, , 2015. Report for 2010-11 they not only gave prominent billing to megaregions, they constructed a very particular discourse around the development opportunities megaregions offered countries across the Global South (UN-Habitat, 2010a).…”