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- DictionaryUr·ban·i·za·tion/ˌərbənəˈzāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the process of making an area more urban: "he saw nature being destroyed by urbanization"
Apr 17, 2024 · Urbanization, the process by which large numbers of people become permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities. Whatever the numerical definition of an ‘urban place,’ it is clear that the course of human history has been marked by a process of accelerated urbanization.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Urbanization (or urbanisation in British English) is the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. It can also mean population growth in urban areas instead of rural ones. [1] It is predominantly the process by ...
Oct 19, 2023 · adjective. having to do with city life. urbanization. noun. process in which there is an increase in the number of people living and working in a city or metropolitan area. urban sprawl. noun. unplanned low-density development surrounding an urban area that often starts as rural land. Also called suburban sprawl.
Urbanization in the United States began to increase rapidly through the 19th century, reaching around 40% by 1900. 9 By 1950 this almost reached 65% and by 2000 1 in 8 people lived in urban areas. China and India had similar rates of urbanization until the late 1980s. 10 By then, both had around 1-in-4 living in urban areas. However, China's ...
Urbanization is the transformation of unoccupied or sparsely occupied land into densely occupied cities. Urban areas can grow from increases in human populations or from migration into urban areas. Urbanization often results in deforestation, habitat loss, and the extraction of freshwater from the environment, which can decrease biodiversity ...
Urbanization spurs a unique set of issues to both humans and animals. 2 min read The promise of jobs and prosperity, among other factors, pulls people to cities.
Apr 7, 2014 · Urbanization is the process by which rural communities grow to form cities, or urban centers, and, by extension, the growth and expansion of those cities.Urbanization began in ancient Mesopotamia in the Uruk Period (4300-3100 BCE) for reasons scholars have not yet agreed on.
