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social science subjects > sociology > social change > urbanisation
contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > urbanisation
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > urban planning > town planning > urbanisation
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > urban planning > town planning > urbanisation

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urbanisation  

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  • The shift towards a higher proportion of a society’s population being classed as urban. England and Wales were the early examples of ‘modern’ urbanisation, linked with industrialisation and demographic change. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; urbanisation]

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