urbanization

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Thân thiện

The city's urbanization brought new apartment buildings and parks to the area.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban: "Urbanization" refers to the demographic shift of populations from rural areas to towns and cities, leading to the expansion of urban areas and the increasing proportion of people living in them.
   • The condition of being urbanized: "Urbanization" also describes the state or result of this process, characterized by the physical growth of urban areas and the adoption of urban characteristics, lifestyles, and infrastructure.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Rapid urbanization in the 19th century was driven by the Industrial Revolution.
  • The urbanization of the region has led to improved access to services but also increased traffic congestion.
  • Researchers are studying the environmental impact of global urbanization.

Advanced Usage

• "Rate of urbanization": the speed at which an area becomes urban.
  • The rate of urbanization in developing countries is currently very high.
• "Patterns of urbanization": the specific ways in which urban growth occurs geographically and socially.
  • The patterns of urbanization differ significantly between continents.

Variants and Related Words

• Urbanize (verb): to make an area more urban.
  • The government plans to urbanize the coastal zone.
• Urban (adjective): relating to a city or town.
  • They prefer urban life to rural life.
• Urbanism (noun): the study of, or the characteristic way of life in, cities.
  • His research focuses on contemporary urbanism.

Synonyms

• Metropolitanization: the process of becoming metropolitan.
• Urban growth: the increase in size or population of urban areas.
• Urban development: the planning and building of infrastructure in cities.

Antonyms

• Ruralization: the process of making or becoming rural.
• Depopulation: a reduction in population, often in a specific area.

Related Phrases and Concepts

• Urban sprawl: the uncontrolled expansion of urban areas into surrounding rural land.
  • The city's urban sprawl has consumed much of the farmland.
• Urban planning: the technical and political process concerned with the design and regulation of land use in urban environments.
  • Good urban planning is essential for sustainable urbanization.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
2. the condition of being urbanized

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