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urbanisation

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Noun1.urbanisation - the condition of being urbanizedurbanisation - the condition of being urbanized    
urbanization
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
2.urbanisation - the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urbanurbanisation - the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
urbanization
social process - a process involved in the formation of groups of persons
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As the government sought to maximise the pace of industrialisation, limiting urbanisation was seen as having the advantage of reducing the need for large investments in urban housing infrastructure, thus allowing more investment to flow to industry (Kirkby, 1985; Chan, 1992).
Economic consequences of urbanisation and urbanisation policy in China by Brada, Josef C.; Fleisher, Belton M.; Rozelle, Scott; Swinnen, Johan / Comparative Economic Studies
The commission is taking the action at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, the official said, to force France to take action to save the hamster, which is also under threat from increasing urbanisation in the region.
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Urbanisation is a global trend; more than half of the world's population now live in cities.
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