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BIG CITY [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Studies

French

Domaine(s)
  • Urbanisme
DEF

Ville de plus de 300 000 habitants exerçant un effet d'attraction et de domination sur l'ensemble d'une région.

CONT

[...] le cadre de vie (environnement) qu'offrent les villes moyennes tend à être préféré à celui des grandes villes [...]

OBS

Selon Lubin et Sanson, au XVIIe siècle, l'habitat humain se divisait en six catégories : grandes villes, villes moyennes, petites villes, bourgs, villages, châteaux ou hameaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Urbanismo
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