Belonging to, or suiting, those living in a city; cultivated; polite; urbane; as, urban manners
Consistent with the definition EPA used in the analyses to support the Integrated Urban Air Toxics Strategy, a county was considered "urban" if, based on 1990 census data, it either includes a metropolitan statistical area with a population greater than 250,000 or the U S Census Bureau designates more than 50 percent of the population as "urban "" This definition does not necessarily apply for any regulatory or implementation purpose
Countries differ in the way they classify population as 'urban' or 'rural ' Typically, a community or settlement with a population of 2,000 or more is considered urban A listing of country definitions is published annually in the United Nations Demographic Yearbook
A Community Initiative for economic and social revitalisation and improvement of neighbourhoods within urban areas suffering acute problems They are mainly in Objective 1 and 2 areas
- A definition used in the Recreation Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) to characterize a substantially urbanized environment, although the background may have natural appearing elements Affiliation with individuals and groups is prevalent, as is the convenience of sites and opportunities Large numbers of users can be expected, both on-site and in nearby areas Facilities for highly intensified motor vehicle use and parking are available Regimentation and controls are obvious and numerous
The word implies the presence of government, industrial, legal, religious, and trade activities See Towns
Indicates whether the school is located in an urban area An urban area is defined as being a locality comprising 10 000 or more people The localities are determined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics
Urban means belonging to, or relating to, a town or city. Most of the population is an urban population Most urban areas are close to a park. urban planning. rural. relating to towns and cities rural suburban (urbanus , from urbs ). adj. orig. Odo of Châtillon-sur-Marne born 1035, Châtillon-sur-Marne, or Lagery, or Lagny, Champagne, France died July 29, 1099, Rome Pope (1088-99). The prior of a Cluniac monastery, he was made cardinal by Pope Gregory VII, whose reforms he furthered. Elected pope in 1088, Urban secured his authority against the antipope Clement III and strengthened the role of the papacy in the reform movement. He called for the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont (1095) in response to the appeal of Alexius I Comnenus, promoted the union of the Eastern and Western churches, and supported the Christian reconquest of Spain from the Moors. adj. orig. Bartolomeo Prignano born 1318, Naples died Oct. 15, 1289, Rome Pope (1378-89). Archbishop of Acerenza (1363) and Bari (1377), he became papal chancellor for Gregory XI, whom he was chosen to succeed. This election of an Italian appeased the Romans, who wanted to end the French-dominated Avignon papacy, but his harsh reforms soon angered the French cardinals, prompting them to elect the antipope Clement VII, beginning the Western Schism (1378). Europe was divided in its loyalties, and Urban warred with Naples when its queen backed Clement. Strife over the schism reduced the Papal States to anarchy, and Urban's death may have been from poisoning. adj. urban climate Urban II urban planning Urban VI
located in or characteristic of a city or city life; "urban property owners"; "urban affairs"; "urban manners" relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area; "urban sociology"; "urban development
1 Usually refers to areas with populations of 5,000 or more 2 Describes any area that includes a municipality or other built-up place which is appropriate in the judgement of the U S Secretary of Transportation, for a public transportation system to serve commuters or others in the locality taking into consideration the local patterns and trends of urban growth
The Census Bureau defines "urban" for the 1990 census as comprising all territory, population, and housing units in urbanized areas and in places of 2,500 or more persons outside urbanized areas
relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area; "urban sociology"; "urban development"