Preferred Term
URBANIZATION
Scope Note
Process by which a population becomes concentrated in urban areas as a result of rural-urban migration or due to an increase in the number of urban areas
Hierarchy
09 - HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
Broader Terms
SETTLEMENT PLANNING
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Related Terms
INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
POPULATION DENSITY
RURAL DEPOPULATION
RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POPULATION
URBAN SOCIOLOGY
URI
http://metadata.un.org/thesaurus/1006829
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Language Equivalents
ar
التحضر
zh
城市化
en
URBANIZATION
fr
URBANISATION
ru
Урбанизация
es
URBANIZACION