Descriptor in English: | Urbanization |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Urbanización |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Urbanização |
Descriptor in French: | Urbanisation |
Entry term(s): |
Central Cities Central City Cities, Central City, Central Urbanizations |
Tree number(s): |
I01.880.853.400.726 SP3.006 SP4.102.072.583.109 SP8.473.981.972.912 |
Scope note: | The process whereby a society changes from a rural to an urban way of life. It refers also to the gradual increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas. |
Annotation: | specify geog if pertinent |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence TD trends |
History Note: | 68 |
See also the descriptors: |
Cities
MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 14906 |
Descriptor UI: | D014507 |
Date Established: | 1968/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 1999/11/03 |
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ANTHROPOLOGY, EDUCATION, SOCIOLOGY, AND SOCIAL PHENOMENA
Social Sciences [I01]Social Sciences -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Disasters [SP8]Disasters
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Urbanization
- Preferred
Central City
- Narrower
Concept UI |
M0022314 |
Scope note | The process whereby a society changes from a rural to an urban way of life. It refers also to the gradual increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas. |
Preferred term | Urbanization |
Entry term(s) |
Urbanizations |
Concept UI |
M0022313 |
Preferred term | Central City |
Entry term(s) |
Central Cities Cities, Central City, Central |
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