urbanization

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the proportion of a region's population that live in towns and cities; the rate at which this proportion is growing
the change in a country or region when its population migrates from rural to urban areas
the process of the formation and growth of cities
Expansion of cities into rural regions because of population growth In most cases, population growth is primarily due to the movement of rural based people to urban areas This is especially true in Less Developed Countries
the proportion of a regions population that live in towns and cities; the rate at which this proportion is growing
the condition of being urbanized
Becoming urbanized; changing from rural to an urban state
The conversion of agricultural, forested, or other undeveloped areas to urban land covers such as residential, commercial/industrial, or mixed urban Note the urbanization occurring around Dayton and Cincinnati in the change image Change image (156K jpg)
the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
the process of transforming natural areas or agricultural areas into cities
Growth in the portion of a population living in areas of more than 2,500 people
a process in which there is an increase in the percentage of people living/ working in urban places as compared to rural places
The movement of a population from rural to urban areas
ibanizasyon
The change from rural to urban in character
In regard to animals, it is the changing or adapting of habitats from rural (country) to urban (city)
There are two related meanings When applied to a country, urbanization refers to growth in the proportion of the population living in urban regions When applied to a geographic area, urbanization refers to growth in the developed portion of the area The urbanization of a country is usually associated with the urbanization of areas around urban regions
An increasing concentration of the population in cities and a transformation of land use to an urban pattern of organization
ur·bani·za·tion in BRIT, also use urbanisation Urbanization is the process of creating towns in country areas
Growth in the proportion of a population living in urban areas
{i} transformation into a city; impartation of urban characteristics
The process by which a society becomes more urban Urban area The entire built-up, non-rural area and its population (de Blij & Muller, 1996) Utopianism An analytical approach to the understanding of the impact of telecommunications on urban places Utopianism is often linked with futurism It is the search for radically better and new forms of social life - has attacked the negative aspects of industrial cities - pollution, overcrowding, moral 'degradation', social disintegration - since they first emerged (Gold, 1990) Technological promises have long had a key place in many urban utopias (Gold, 1985; Lyon, 1988) In its most recent guises, treatment of telecommunications as a solution to these perceived problems has been a key theme in utopian thought (Graham & Marvin, 1996)
the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban the condition of being urbanized
development of cities
urbanism
urbanization process
changing of an area into a city
urbanize
To make something more urban in character
urbanize
To take up an urban way of life
urbanisation
The growth of a town or city as more people move in
urbanisation
the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
urbanisation
Changing a predominatly rural area to become more industrialised and urban
urbanisation
The increasing migration of people to a urban area This leads to the growth in population and area coverage of an urban area It is caused both by migration from rural areas and by the natural increase of population It has knock on effects on rural areas, which become denuded of population
urbanisation
the condition of being urbanized
urbanize
{f} change from rural to urban, make into a city, impart urban characteristics (also urbanise)
urbanize
impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon; "Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding them"
urbanize
make more industrial or city-like; "The area was urbanized after many people moved in"
urbanize
impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon; "Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding them
urbanize
To render urban, or urbane; to refine; to polish
urbanize
make more industrial or city-like; "The area was urbanized after many people moved in" impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon; "Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding them
urbanization

    Hyphenation

    ur·ba·ni·za·tion

    Turkish pronunciation

    ırbınızeyşın

    Pronunciation

    /ˌərbənəˈzāsʜən/ /ˌɜrbənəˈzeɪʃən/

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