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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How to use urbanization in a sentence?

1. Alan Chiang:

   If China's urbanization was growing at its planned rate there would not be any (housing) oversupply. The main bottleneck for China's urbanization is the issue of hukou.

2. Brian Walker:

   It's got a maturing audience, it's an educated audience, it's an audience that is very conversant with cafe culture, the urbanization of food, takeaway, home delivery and it's one in which service has always been a cornerstone, and because of its isolation, McDonald's are able to measure its performance.

3. Brooke Bateman:

   It's a combination of changes in temperature, precipitation and vegetation, and birds are going to have to move and shift to keep up with these changes. And then on top of the range shifts, we also have the pressure of changes in sea level rise, urbanization, extreme weather events that are going to affect these species no matter where they go.

4. 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.

5. Joan Clos:

   What is happening ... is an increase of sprawling urbanization, informality is gaining share in the growth of cities.