urban sprawl
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Conurbation – Group of settlements linked by continuous urban area Index of urban studies articles
Town centre – Commercial or geographical centre or core area of a town Waste management – Activities and actions required to manage waste from its source to its final disposal Related terminology
Affluenza – Socio-psychological effects of consumerism Commuter town – Urban community from which most of the workforce commutes out Consumerism – Acquisition of goods beyond essential needs Demography – Study of human populations and their structures Edge city – New unstructured settlement created near a major city Induced demand – Phenomenon in which supply increases lead to a cycle of increased consumption Landscape ecology – Relationships between ecological processes in the environment and particular ecosystems Megacity – Urban area with a total population in excess of ten million people Microdistrict – Residential complex in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet states NIMBY – Not in my backyard Peak oil – Point in time when the maximum rate of petroleum extraction is reached Rural flight – Migratory pattern of people from rural to urban areas