| 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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