urbanization

Noun

Meaning

The process of the formation and growth of cities.

The change in a country or region when its population migrates from rural to urban areas.

The proportion of a region's population that live in towns and cities; the rate at which this proportion is growing.

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Urbanization is the advent of edge species. Kevin Kelly (editor)

If it was not for Rajiv Gandhi, urbanization in India would have been history. Kushal Pal Singh

Human civilization has been changing the Earth's environment for millennia, often to our detriment. Dams, deforestation and urbanization can alter water cycles and wind patterns, occasionally triggering droughts or even creating deserts. Jamais Cascio

Urbanization is not about simply increasing the number of urban residents or expanding the area of cities. More importantly, it's about a complete change from rural to urban style in terms of industry structure, employment, living environment and social security. Li Keqiang

History shows that male homosexuality, which like prostitution flourishes with urbanization and soon becomes predictably ritualized, always tends toward decadence. Camille Paglia

Agriculturist has new studied on urbanization and globalization. Source: Internet

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