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We have so many issues with overpopulation and urbanization and site looting. And this isn't just Egypt. This is everywhere in the world, even in America. So we only have a limited amount of time left before many archaeological sites all over the world are destroyed.
Sarah Parcak

Meaning of "urbanization" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF URBANIZATION

urbanization  [ˌɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF URBANIZATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Urbanization is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES URBANIZATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

urbanization

Urbanization

Urbanization is the increasing number of people that live in urban areas. It predominantly results in the physical growth of urban areas, be it horizontal or vertical. The United Nations projected that half of the world's population would live in urban areas at the end of 2008. By 2050 it is predicted that 64.1% and 85.9% of the developing and developed world respectively will be urbanized. Urbanization is closely linked to modernization, industrialization, and the sociological process of rationalization. Urbanization can describe a specific condition at a set time, i.e. the proportion of total population or area in cities or towns, or the term can describe the increase of this proportion over time. So the term urbanization can represent the level of urban development relative to overall population, or it can represent the rate at which the urban proportion is increasing. Urbanization is not merely a modern phenomenon, but a rapid and historic transformation of human social roots on a global scale, whereby predominantly rural culture is being rapidly replaced by predominantly urban culture.

Definition of urbanization in the English dictionary

The definition of urbanization in the dictionary is the process of making a predominantly rural area or country more industrialized and urban. Other definition of urbanization is the process of causing the migration of an increasing proportion of rural dwellers into cities.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH URBANIZATION


authorization
ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃən
characterization
ˌkærɪktəraɪˈzeɪʃən
civilization
ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
customization
ˌkʌstəmaɪˈzeɪʃən
globalization
ˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalisation
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalization
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hybridization
ˌhaɪbrɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən
localization
ˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
novelization
ˌnɒvəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimisation
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimization
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
organisation
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
organization
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
realization
ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
specialization
ˌspeʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
stabilization
ˌsteɪbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
synchronization
ˌsɪŋkrənaɪˈzeɪʃən
utilization
ˌjuːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
visualization
ˌvɪʒʊəlaɪˈzeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE URBANIZATION

urban planning
urban renewal
urban sprawl
urban studies
Urban VI
Urban VIII
urbane
urbanely
urbaneness
urbanise
urbanism
urbanist
urbanistic
urbanistically
urbanite
urbanities
urbanity
urbanize
urbanologist
urbanology

WORDS THAT END LIKE URBANIZATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of urbanization in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «urbanization» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF URBANIZATION

Find out the translation of urbanization to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of urbanization from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «urbanization» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

都市化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

urbanización
570 millions of speakers

English

urbanization
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शहरीकरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التحضر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

урбанизация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

urbanização
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নগরায়ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

urbanisation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembandaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Urbanisierung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

都市化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도시화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Urbanisasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đô thị hóa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகரமயமாக்கல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शहरीकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kentleşme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

urbanizzazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

urbanizacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

урбанізація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

urbanizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αστικοποίηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verstedeliking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

urbanisering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

urbanisering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of urbanization

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «URBANIZATION»

The term «urbanization» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.584 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «URBANIZATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «urbanization» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «urbanization» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about urbanization

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8 QUOTES WITH «URBANIZATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word urbanization.
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Jamais Cascio
Human civilization has been changing the Earth's environment for millennia, often to our detriment. Dams, deforestation and urbanization can alter water cycles and wind patterns, occasionally triggering droughts or even creating deserts.
2
Louis R. Chenevert
UTC is very well positioned to take advantage of 2 large megatrends: urbanization and the fast-growing commercial aerospace market.
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Mick Cornett
This urbanization that's taking place around the world is very real. But if it's people that are seeking an urbanized environment out of desperation, that's not going to be helpful long term.
4
Li Keqiang
Urbanization is not about simply increasing the number of urban residents or expanding the area of cities. More importantly, it's about a complete change from rural to urban style in terms of industry structure, employment, living environment and social security.
5
Sarah Parcak
We have so many issues with overpopulation and urbanization and site looting. And this isn't just Egypt. This is everywhere in the world, even in America. So we only have a limited amount of time left before many archaeological sites all over the world are destroyed.
6
Sarah Parcak
Less than 1 percent of ancient Egypt has been discovered and excavated. With population pressures, urbanization, and modernization encroaching, we're in a race against time. Why not use the most advanced tools we have to map, quantify, and protect our past?
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Kushal Pal Singh
In urbanization, you think big because you are thinking decades ahead.
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Kushal Pal Singh
If it was not for Rajiv Gandhi, urbanization in India would have been history.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «URBANIZATION»

Discover the use of urbanization in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to urbanization and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Urbanization: 21st Century Issues and Challenges
Economic forces were such that cities became the ideal places to locate factories and their workers. This new book presents recent and significant research from around the globe.
Luca N. Wagner, 2008
2
Settlement, Urbanization, and Population
"The chapters in this volume have their origin in a colloquium held in Oxford on 10-11 September 2007 as part of the research programme of the Oxford Roman Economy Project (OXREP)"--Introd.
Alan Bowman, Andrew Wilson, 2011
3
Global Urbanization
This volume surveys the current rapid growth in urban populations and begins to formulate a global urban agenda for the next half century.
Eugenie L. Birch, Susan M. Wachter, 2011
4
Migration, Urbanization, and Development: New Directions and ...
The world's population will surpass the 6 billion mark in 1998. In just a few years more, another demographic landmark will be reached when over half of the world's population will be urban dwellers.
Richard E. Bilsborrow, 1998
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Global Perspectives on Urbanization
Analyzing historical perspectives, the roles of universities and research, globalization, and poverty (among many others), this comprehensive book provides a thoroughly researched wealth of information. Book jacket.
George Pomeroy, Gerald Webster, 2008
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Urbanization and Growth
[ Why is productivity higher in cities? [ Does urbanization cause growth or does growth cause urbanization? [ Do countries achieve rapid growth or high incomes without urbanization? [ How can policy makers reap the benefits of urbanization ...
Michael Spence, Patricia Clarke Annez, Robert M. Buckley, 2009
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Sustainability, the Environment and Urbanization
Clearly written, with contributions from some of the leading experts in the field, the book will appeal to students on environmental and developmental courses, researchers, and all those concerned with the 'healthy cities' movement.
Cedric Pugh, 1996
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Urbanization and Sustainability: Linking Urban Ecology, ...
Case studies explore the Million Trees initiative in Los Angeles; the relationship of cap-and-trade policy, public health, greenhouse gas emissions and environmental justice in Southern California; Urbanization, vulnerability and ...
Christopher G Boone, Michail Fragkias, 2012
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Urbanization as a Social Process: An Essay on Movement and ...
This book provides a lucid and informative study of the significance of urbanization for social change in sub-Saharan Africa, which has vital implications for all developing regions. Originally published in 1974.
Kenneth Little, 2004
10
European Urbanization, 1500-1800
Jan de Vries mines these rich, complex data to give us a balanced view of the dynamics of change in urban, pre-industrial society. This book was first published in 1984.
Jan De Vries, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «URBANIZATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term urbanization is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sinosphere | Study Tracks Accelerated Pace and Growing Pains of …
... based in Paris, looks at the challenges of China's rapid urbanization and the need to shift away from a development model based on exports, cheap labor and ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
2
China to step up urbanization along Yangtze River
Vehicles travel on a bridge over the Yangtze River in Wuhan, Hubei province April 2, 2015. Picture taken … BEIJING (Reuters) - China's government released ... «Yahoo News, Apr 15»
3
Mega-disasters and urbanization spur spike in displacement: report
... resulting in an overall rise in displacement risk, it said. Mushrooming urbanization in poor countries is another strong risk factor, the report said. Most of the 20 ... «Reuters, Mar 15»
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World Bank Report Provides New Data to Help Ensure Urban …
“Rapid urbanization is a significant challenge for East Asia, but we cannot manage what we cannot measure,” said Axel van Trotsenburg, the World Bank East ... «World Bank Group, Jan 15»
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American Re-Urbanization Drives More On-Demand Innovation
Alongside this movement to an “on-demand” economy (discussed in detail by the team at Sherpa Ventures), is the equally as transformative re-urbanization of ... «TechCrunch, Dec 14»
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Millennials Continue Urbanization Of America, Leaving Small Towns
"Most of the young people that go to college go away, and then they don't come back," says Lee Bianchi, a retired engineer who lived in Clinton, Iowa (pop. «NPR, Oct 14»
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In Urbanization Update, UN Sees Tokyo Atop Megacities List Until …
The United Nations Population Division has completed the 2014 revision of its continuing survey of urbanization, “World Urbanization Prospects.” Interestingly ... «New York Times, Jul 14»
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Can China's New Urbanization Plan Work?
With the release of the “National New-type Urbanization Plan” by China's State Council in March, it appears that China's leadership is betting that urbanization ... «the Diplomat, Apr 14»
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China unveils anti-graft rules for urbanization drive -state media
The anti-graft plans are part of an urbanization program designed to underpin a restructuring of China's economy, the world's second largest, away from exports ... «Reuters, Mar 14»
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Can China's ambitious new urbanization plan succeed?
The People's Republic last week announced a new urbanization plan, beginning this year and extending to 2020, meant to increase the number of Chinese ... «CBS News, Mar 14»

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