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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. economics
  3. economic development
  4. urban development
  5. urbanization
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. economics
  3. economic development
  4. urban development
  5. urbanization

Preferred term

urbanization

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The process by which the population and area of a city expands which is usually accompanied by the loss of rural, undeveloped or natural habitats to residential, commerical, industrial or infrastructure applications.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • urban expansion
  • urban growth
  • urbanisation
  • urban sprawl

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/66745

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