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urbanization — 1888, noun of action from URBANIZE (Cf. urbanize) … Etymology dictionary
Urbanization — Urbanizationn (also spelled urbanisation) is the physical growth of urban areas into rural or natural land as a result of population in migration to an existing urban area. Effects include change in density and administration services. While the… … Wikipedia
urbanization — Narrowly defined, urbanization refers to city formation. The earliest cities date from about the fourth millennium BCE. In the Middle Ages the expansion of long distance trade and mercantile capitalism stimulated the growth of major European… … Dictionary of sociology
urbanization — urbanize ur‧ban‧ize [ˈɜːbənaɪz ǁ ˈɜːr ] also urbanise verb [intransitive, transitive] PROPERTY to build houses, towns etc in the countryside: • Since then, our economy has continued to industrialize, urbanize, and internationalize. urbanization … Financial and business terms
urbanization — See urbanize. * * * the process by which large numbers of people become permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities. The definition of what constitutes a city changes from time to time and place to place, but it … Universalium
urbanization — Just over half of Spain s population, or 20 million people, live in towns of more than 50,000 inhabitants, and three quarters in towns of more than 10,000 inhabitants. In two provinces (Madrid and Cadiz) urbanization is above 90 percent, and… … Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture
urbanization — ur|ban|i|za|tion [ ,ɜrbənı zeıʃn ] noun uncount the process by which towns and cities grow bigger and more and more people go to live in them: The 18th century was a period of rapid urbanization … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
urbanization — [[t]ɜ͟ː(r)bənaɪze͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT Urbanization is the process of creating towns in country areas. (in BRIT, also use urbanisation) … English dictionary
urbanization — UK [ˌɜː(r)bənaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌɜrbənɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] the process by which towns and cities grow bigger and more and more people go to live in them The 18th century was a period of rapid urbanization … English dictionary
urbanization — urbanizacija statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Socialinis demografinis vyksmas – miestų ir jų gyventojų skaičiaus, miestų ir jų dydžio augimas. Urbanizacija turi didžiulį poveikį kūno kultūros ir sporto pobūdžiui, raidai… … Sporto terminų žodynas
