Urbanization

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029308",
  "term": "Urbanization",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The process by which an area of land becomes more urban in character, developed and otherwise changed to more closely resemble a city or town.\n\n2. The concentration of development in relatively small areas (cities and suburbs). The U.S. Census Bureau defines “urban” as referring to areas with more than 1.5 people per acre.\n\n3. Process by which an area of land becomes more urban in character, developed and otherwise changed to more closely resemble a city or town.\n\n4. The concentration of development in relatively small areas (cities and suburbs). The U.S. Census Bureau defines \"urbanized area\" as a densely developed territory that contains 50,000 or more people. The Census Bureau uses the term \"urban cluster\" to refer to territory that has at least 2,500 people, but fewer than 50,000 people.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "EPA Report on the Environment Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/ncea/roe/glossary.htm",
    "Report on the Environment (ROE) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/urbanization/"
}