CITIES
CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD)
The part of a
city where yhe most important companies have their offices.
CITY
EXTENSION
An area with
large, comfortable houses built outside the historic centre of a city. City
extensions were called ensanches in Spain.
CONCENTRATED
SETTLEMENT
Buildings that
are built close together, for example in a city.
CONCENTRIC
PLAN
A urban plan
with streets that radiate outwards from a central square.
CONURBATION
A densely
populated area consisting of cities and towns.
DISPERSED
SETTLEMENT
Buildings that
are scattered across a wide area, for example in the countryside.
ECO-CITY
An urban are
that is well-adapted to its natural environment, and uses renewable sources of
energy.
GLOBAL CITY
An extremely
large city that has huge international influence.
GREEN SPACE
An open space
in a city, like a park.
GRID PLAN
An urban plan
where streets run in straight lines and cross each other at right angles.
HISTORIC CENTRE
The old part
of a city, where monuments are located.
HUB
A centre of
activity.
INFRASTRUCTURE
The transport,
communications and services of an area.
INHABITANT
A person who
lives in a particular place.
IRREGULAR
PLAN
The plan of a
historic urban centre where streets are narrow and winding.
LAYOUT
The distribution
of buildings, roads and open spaces in a city.
MEGALOPOLIS
A huge network
of metropolitan areas.
METROPOLITAN
AREA
A city and its
surrounding area.
NATIONAL
METROPOLIS
A very large
city that has considerable influence in its own country and internationally.
OUTSKIRTS
The area
around a city that has residential areas and green spaces.
RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICT
Ana rea in a
city with houses and flats.
SETTLEMENT
The arrival of
people to establish their residence in a particular area.
SHANTY TOWN
A por district
in a city in a developing country.
SUBURB
A residential
area nea a city.
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
Economic
change that does not cause long-termdamage to the environment.
TRANSPORT
NETWORK
All the roads,
stations and airports in an area that allow people to move around it
URBAN
HIERARCHY
A scale that
measures the comparative importance of cities.
URBANISATION
The process of
growth of cities.
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