urbanization
Definition | Source | References |
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The increase in the proportion of a population living in urban areas; the process by which a large number of people becomes permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities. |
Sustainable use assessment | OECD, 2001b |
Increase in the proportion of a population living in urban areas; process by which a large number of people becomes permanently concentrated in relatively small areas, forming cities. |
Americas assessment | |
The process by which villages, towns, cities and other built-up areas grow or by which societies become more urban. |
Global assessment (1st work programme), Pollination assessment |