built-up area
Developed land region
A built-up area is a zone where buildings and other structures are dense and continuous, as opposed to rural or undeveloped land.
The term appears in planning documents, traffic signs, and geographic descriptions: Speed limits are lower in built-up areas.
British English favors the phrase more than American English, where *developed area* or *urban area* often substitute.
- city limitsOfficial municipal boundary
- roadsPaved paths for vehicles
- residential zonesLand designated for homes
- city planningDesigning how towns develop
- commercial districtsAreas for shops, offices
bridges · urbanization · slums · zoning · air pollution · heat islands · sewage systems · urban sprawl · public transit · rush hour · railways · megacity · concrete jungle · industrial parks · town center · parking lots · green spaces · power grids
built-up areacountryside
Rural area beyond towns
rural area · open country · farmland · agricultural land · hinterland
built-up areanatural landscape
Unaltered outdoor environment
undeveloped land · virgin territory · greenfield · pristine wilderness · open space
built-up areawilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
natural landscape · untouched land · virgin territory · nature reserve · pristine environment
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