urbanise
Make more metropolitan
Urbanise is the British spelling of urbanize, meaning to make an area more city-like or to adapt something for urban life.
Rural villages urbanise as populations grow and infrastructure develops.
People urbanise by moving to cities or adopting urban habits and values.
The countryside has rapidly urbanised over the past decade.
View of urban architecture
- skyscrapersExtremely tall urban buildings
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- downtownCentral business district
highrise · metropolis · commute · plaza · boulevard · districts · landmarks · nightlife
Extend in disorderly fashion
- growthIncrease in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- densificationIncreasing mass per volume
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
outskirts · encroachment · spread · periphery · agglomeration · conurbation · exurbia · buildup
Removal from usual location
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- upscalingIncreasing resolution or size
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
eviction · boutiques · hipsters · yuppies · affluence · trendy · artisanal · rezoning
Paved paths for vehicles
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
- transitMovement between places
sanitation · highways · telecommunications · metro · tram · streetcars · waterworks
Convert to electronic form
- automateMake self-operating
- sustainableAble to endure long-term
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- transformChange completely in form
innovate · streamline · update · renew · adapt · progress · IoT · connectivity
cityscape
View of urban architecture
- skyscrapersExtremely tall urban buildings
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
downtown · highrise · metropolis · commute · plaza · boulevard · districts · landmarks · nightlife · diversity
sprawl
Extend in disorderly fashion
- growthIncrease in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- densificationIncreasing mass per volume
annexation · outskirts · encroachment · spread · periphery · agglomeration · conurbation · exurbia · buildup · zoning
displacement
Removal from usual location
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- renovationRestoring to good condition
- upscalingIncreasing resolution or size
investment · eviction · boutiques · hipsters · yuppies · affluence · trendy · artisanal · rezoning · redevelopment
roads
Paved paths for vehicles
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
transit · sanitation · highways · telecommunications · metro · tram · streetcars · waterworks
digitalize
Convert to electronic form
- automateMake self-operating
- sustainableAble to endure long-term
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
transform · innovate · streamline · update · renew · adapt · progress · IoT · connectivity
urbaniserusticate
Retire to the country
depopulate · rewild · return to nature · countrify · decentralise
- rapid urbanizationQuick expansion of cities
urbanity, suburbanite, urbanization, urbanize, urbanized, urbanisation, urbanizing, urbanizes, urbanised