adjective

relating to land in a town that was previously used for industry and where new buildings can now be built

adjective

a built-up area has a lot of buildings in it

noun

an official document that creates a city, organization, university etc and describes its purpose and its legal rights

verb

to create a city, organization, university etc by giving it a charter

noun

the political, legal, and administrative institutions of a city

noun

the way that a city looks, or a particular view of a city

adjective

involving the whole of a city

adjective

relating to a town or city, especially to its government and public activities

adjective

relating to the people who live in a town or city or the duties and responsibilities that they have as citizens

noun

a place such as a large city where you have the modern things that make life easy

adjective, adverb

going across a town

adjective, adverb

from the other side of a town

adjective, adverb

in or near the centre of a town or city, especially the business or shopping areas

verb

to start building a new town, or forming a new community

a British spelling of ghettoize

verb

to turn an area into a ghetto

adjective

close to the centre of a city

adjective

belonging to a big city, or typical of big cities

adjective

belonging to or relating to a place that has its own local government

noun

not in my back yard: used about someone who does not want something such as a new building or new road built near to where they live

adjective

built in the countryside outside a town or city, but intended to be used by the people who live in that town or city

adjective

with too many buildings

noun

the people who begin to live and work in places just outside a crowded city, making it bigger

a British spelling of pedestrianize

verb

to make a street into an area where vehicles are not allowed

noun

someone whose job is to plan the way that towns, cities, and other areas will grow and develop

noun

the control of building and development in towns, cities, and other areas, especially by local government

noun

an official order that something such as a building or an area must be preserved, and kept in good condition

noun

building projects such as schools, roads, and railways that are built and paid for by the government

adjective

a residential area is one in which most of the buildings are houses

adjective

connected with a small town, not a big city

noun

life in a town compared with life in the countryside

noun

the planning and designing of buildings, roads, and services in a town

adjective

undeveloped land has not been used for building or industry

adverb

in or towards the areas of a city that are furthest away from the centre

adjective

relating to towns and cities, or happening there

a British spelling of urbanization

a British spelling of urbanized

noun

the process by which towns and cities grow bigger and more and more people go to live in them

adjective

living in a town or city after living in the countryside

adjective

changed into towns and cities after being countryside

noun

the process of making areas of a city more attractive and rich by creating new buildings and parks, more business activity etc

adjective

relating to zones, or divided into zones

verb

to officially make land available for a particular use

noun

the process of officially making land available for a particular use

noun

adjective

noun

adjective

near the middle of a city or area, and therefore very convenient

used for describing people’s reaction to an official plan, when they support the idea but do not want it to happen in the area where they live. People with this attitude are sometimes called nimbys.