urbanising
Growing more citified
Urbanising is the British spelling of urbanizing—the process of making an area more urban or city-like.
A region urbanises as population grows, buildings multiply, and infrastructure expands: The countryside is rapidly urbanising.
The present participle of urbanise, it describes ongoing transformation from rural to developed: urbanising populations, urbanising landscapes.
Extend in disorderly fashion
- conurbationMerged continuous urban area
- metropolisLarge important city
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
- suburbanizationGrowth of outlying residential areas
metropolitan · exurbs · agglomeration · annexation · encroachment · outskirts · hinterland
Sectioning areas by use
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- land-useHow property gets utilized
- districtsDefined administrative regions
- boroughsMunicipal administrative districts
municipal · civic · ordinances · masterplan · permits · mixed-use · residential · commercial
Wealthy influx displacing locals
- redevelopmentRebuilding an existing area
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- renewalMaking current again
- rezoningChanging land-use designation
densification · rehabilitation · brownfields · reclamation · land-use · upscaling · infill · displacement
Movement to new territory
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- diversityState of varied elements
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- multiculturalIncluding multiple ethnic traditions
commute · congestion · displacement · slums · overcrowding · affordability · community · livelihoods
Major intercity roads
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
- roadsPaved paths for vehicles
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
drainage · utilities · transit · sidewalks · metro · telecommunications · housing · high-rises
sprawl
Extend in disorderly fashion
- conurbationMerged continuous urban area
- metropolisLarge important city
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
suburbanization · metropolitan · exurbs · agglomeration · annexation · encroachment · outskirts · hinterland
zoning
Sectioning areas by use
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- land-useHow property gets utilized
- districtsDefined administrative regions
boroughs · municipal · civic · ordinances · masterplan · permits · mixed-use · residential · commercial · industrial
gentrification
Wealthy influx displacing locals
- redevelopmentRebuilding an existing area
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- renewalMaking current again
rezoning · densification · rehabilitation · brownfields · reclamation · land-use · upscaling · infill · displacement · demolition
migration
Movement to new territory
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- diversityState of varied elements
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
multicultural · commute · congestion · displacement · slums · overcrowding · affordability · community · livelihoods
highways
Major intercity roads
sanitation · drainage · utilities · transit · sidewalks · metro · telecommunications · housing · high-rises · parking
urbanisingruralization
Shift toward country living
depopulating · rustication · rewilding · decentralising · greening
urban, suburb, suburban, urbane, suburbs, suburbia, urbanity, urbanize, urbanized