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urbanization
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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.
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urbanisation
Related terms
internal migration
rural-urban migration
urban areas
Subject category
04.06 HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, RURAL AND URBAN PLANNING
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