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Urban

Last modified by Driving Directions on 03/03/2025

Urban areas, towns and cities across 1.5M sq km, house 4.4B and drive 80% of global GDP in dense 500-km hubs. For a detailed description, click on the article title.

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Urban geography

Last modified by Driving Directions on 01/26/2021

The study of how people use space in cities.

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Urban sprawl

Last modified by Driving Directions on 01/26/2021

Poorly planned development that spreads a city’s population over a wider and wider geographic area.

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Urbanization

Last modified by Driving Directions on 01/28/2021

The dramatic rise in the number of cities and the changes in lifestyle that result.