Urbanisation
[ur-buh-nuh-zey-shuh n] /ˌɜr bə nəˈzeɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
the act or fact of urbanizing, or taking on the characteristics of a city:
Urbanization has led to more air pollution and increasing childhood asthma.
urbanization definition
The process by which cities grow or by which societies become more urban.
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- Urbanise
verb (used with object), urbanized, urbanizing. 1. to make or cause to become urban, as a locality. verb (transitive) 1. (usually passive) to make (esp a predominantly rural area or country) more industrialized and urban to cause the migration of an increasing proportion of (rural dwellers) into cities
- Urbanism
noun 1. the way of life of people who live in a large city. 2. urbanization. 3. city planning. noun (mainly US) 1. the character of city life the study of this 2. a less common term for urbanization See urbanization
- Urbanist
noun 1. a person who is a specialist in urban planning.
- Urbanistic
adjective 1. of or relating to urbanism.
- Urbanistically
adjective 1. of or relating to urbanism.