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Categories: Urbanization, Urban geography, Land use, All articles needing additional references, Urban studies and planning
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urbanization  urbanisation  urban drift  Astycene  Causes of urbanization
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The social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban WordNet 3.0
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The social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Urbanization is the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. Wikipedia
The growth of urban areas due to migration or population increase. OmegaWiki
The change in a country or region when its population migrates from rural to urban areas. Wiktionary
Change in region. Wiktionary (translation)