Synonyms for urbanization
ur·ban·iza·tion

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1. urbanization, urbanisationnoun

   the condition of being urbanized

   Synonyms:
   urbanisation

2. urbanization, urbanisationnoun

   the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban

   Synonyms:
   urbanisation

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1. • Condition
   • Social Process

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1. List of paraphrases for "urbanization":

   urbanisation, urban

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1. Liu Junyan:

   Areas undergoing rapid urbanization are experiencing a steep rise in risk, building resilient communities means first identifying at-risk groups, whether that's based on location, income, welfare, housing, employment, medical history, or other factors.

2. Scott Roberts:

   Whatever we can do on an individual level to kind of reduce the impact of climate change, really, that’s kind of only worsening this problem, as well as pollution and urbanization and in dense, crowded areas. Although I know from the individual level that’s a hard thing to change.

3. Dow Chief Executive Andrew Liveris:

   We see strong demand signals in North America, gradual recovery in Europe and ongoing sustainable urbanization in China.

4. Duane Gubler:

   Urbanization provided the ideal ecology for these mosquitoes.

5. Mohan Guruswamy:

   If they give up on this, it will be a huge setback for industrialization, and for planned urbanization.