rural-urban
Village to metropolis
Rural-urban describes the relationship, contrast, or transition between countryside and city areas.
The term appears in discussions of population movement, economic patterns, and geographic boundaries: the rural-urban divide in voting patterns, rural-urban migration has accelerated in developing nations.
A rural-urban fringe is the transitional zone where farmland meets suburban development.
Sectioning areas by use
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- greenbeltsProtected open spaces surrounding cities
- land-useHow property gets utilized
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
mixed-use · transit-oriented · agglomeration · decentralization · metropolitan
Rate of change across space
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- transectObservation path for surveys
- hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements
- peripheryBoundary or outer region
interface · fringe · outskirts · classification · typology · hybrid · in-between · intermediate
Unfilled space between
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- accessRight to enter
- connectivityState of being linked
infrastructure · opportunity · broadband · services · amenities · poverty · development · electrification
Mass departure from somewhere
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- depopulationLoss of inhabitants
- remittancesPayments sent abroad
push-pull · resettlement · returnees · commuting · transmigration
Trade gathering places
- tradeExchange of commodities
- remittancesPayments sent abroad
- commutingRegular work-home travel
- transportationMoving people or goods
distribution · logistics · interdependence · reciprocity · networks · connectivity
zoning
Sectioning areas by use
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- greenbeltsProtected open spaces surrounding cities
- land-useHow property gets utilized
density · mixed-use · transit-oriented · agglomeration · decentralization · metropolitan
gradient
Rate of change across space
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- transectObservation path for surveys
- hinterlandRemote area beyond settlements
periphery · interface · fringe · outskirts · classification · typology · hybrid · in-between · intermediate · connectivity
gap
Unfilled space between
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- accessRight to enter
connectivity · infrastructure · opportunity · broadband · services · amenities · poverty · development · electrification · sanitation
exodus
Mass departure from somewhere
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- depopulationLoss of inhabitants
remittances · push-pull · resettlement · returnees · commuting · transmigration
markets
Trade gathering places
- tradeExchange of commodities
- remittancesPayments sent abroad
- commutingRegular work-home travel
transportation · distribution · logistics · interdependence · reciprocity · networks · connectivity
rural-urbanundifferentiated
Not separated into types
homogeneous · uniform · unsettled · wilderness · monolithic
rural-urbanwilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
uninhabited · metropolitan · suburban · exurban · periurban
rural, urban, rurally, rurality, urbane, urbanely, urbanity, urbanize, urbanization