macrocephalic

1. (geography) Characterized by a disproportionate concentration of population and activities in a single centre, to the detriment of other areas.Examples: "In 1947, the geographer Jean-François Gravier published a book that became an instant sensation: Paris et le désert français. Gravier argued that France was becoming a seriously deformed nation, a macrocephalic invalid: Paris, the megalopolis, was sucking all the lifeblood from the provinces, leading to a dangerous imbalance between center and periphery."; "Several developing countries are characterized by rapid urbanization, macrocephalic urban systems, high urban densities and various socio economic and environmental problems."not-comparable