urban environment
City and surroundings
An urban environment is a city or densely populated area, as opposed to rural or suburban settings.
The term appears in discussions of planning, ecology, and social policy: Plants that thrive in the urban environment, challenges unique to the urban environment.
It encompasses built infrastructure, population density, and the social conditions that accompany city living.
- air qualityPollution level measurement
- buildingsConstructed enclosed structures
- high riseMultistory urban building
- green spacesOutdoor vegetated public areas
- community networksInterconnected local social systems
neighborhood watch · block party · parks · heat islands · zoning laws · population density · cultural diversity · street life · roads · climate adaptation · public spaces · gentrification · civic spaces · sewage systems · public transportation · city lights · sidewalks · power grids
urban environmentcountryside
Rural area beyond towns
rural area · farmland · agricultural land · rural setting · village setting
urban environmentwilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
natural environment · wild landscape · untouched nature · pristine wilderness · virgin forest
urban environmentrural life
Existence in the countryside
country living · pastoral setting · agrarian community · rustic setting · off-grid living
urban, environment, suburban, urbane, environmental, urbanity, suburbanite, urbanization, urbanize