noun · academic
urbanization
UK/ˌɜːbənaɪˈzeɪʃən/US/ˌɜːrbənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ur·ba·ni·ZA·tion
The process by which cities grow and populations move from rural to urban areas.
Examples
“Rapid urbanization has increased demand for housing and transport.”
“Urbanization can strain local services if not planned well.”
“Policies must address the environmental impacts of urbanization.”
Band 8 sentence
“In my view, sustainable urbanization requires integrated transport planning and affordable housing to avoid polarised, congested cities.”
Collocations
- rapid urbanization
- effects of urbanization
- urbanization process
Word family
Common mistakes
city growth→urbanization
urbanizations→urbanization
Say it for a higher band
5city growth→6urban growth→7+urbanization
Synonyms
urban growth
Easily confused
urban growth
“Rapid urban growth in the suburbs created new housing developments.”
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