urbanization
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- noun
- /ˌɜr.bən.ɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
- Specialized
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urbanización
- Many people migrate to urban areas due to urbanization, seeking better job opportunities and living standards.
- rapid urbanization
- increased urbanization
- level of urbanization
My preference is to start with the major changes which took place here with urbanisation and industrialisation.
- My preference is to start with the major changes which took place here with urbanisation and industrialisation.
- But the key other factors of lifestyle falls down to urbanization, really.
- On the certain respect, there's the growth, there is urbanization, there is modern economy.
- And a lot of that I've heard is due to just the urbanization, the the reducing of forests and and Woodlands.
- What emerges as urbanisation incurs is increasing gap in land value between anything that's urbanised and anything that's ruralised.
Examples
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The pace of urbanization and the rate at which affluence is increasing varies from country to country.
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But there has been this huge move in terms of urbanisation, hasn't there, that Africa's cities have got a lot bigger and people have left the countryside.
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But we also recognize that urbanization brings youth challenges.
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This was a period of very marked urbanization, very significant urban growth.
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The abundance of exotic bird species is generally agreed to increase with urbanization.
Academic text (2008) -
However, studies on countries with a greater variability in levels of urbanization could yield different results.
Academic text (2011) -
Taken together, these findings illustrate the complex way that urbanization and social circumstances interact to shape chronic disease risk.
Academic text (2011) -
Thailand's decentralization policies have sought to increase urbanization and development in provinces outside Bangkok.
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The rapid urbanization of many cities has led to increased demand for housing and services.
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As urbanization progressed, the countryside began to see a decline in population as families moved to cities.
Antonyms
How Urbanized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word urbanization comes from urban, which comes from the Latin urbs meaning 'city', and the ending -ization meaning 'the process of becoming'. So, urbanization is the process of a place becoming more like a city, with more people living and working there.