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URBANISATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Development
  • Population Movements
DEF

The transformation of a rural area or population by the development of characteristics of urban or city life.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement urbain
  • Mouvements de population
CONT

Le processus de l'urbanisation, à savoir le passage de l'établissement humain d'un mode de dispersion à un mode de concentration [consiste en] : l'organisation et l'équipement d'un site en vue de développer ou de créer une agglomération urbaine, la concentration croissante de la population dans les agglomérations urbaines, l'acquisition du caractère urbain. Il est parfois essentiel de distinguer la notion d'«urbanisation», processus qui peut se faire de façon spontanée, de celle d'«urbanification» (f.) que l'on définit comme «l'aménagement d'un territoire selon les principes de l'urbanisme».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ordenación urbana
  • Movimientos de población
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