Urbanization

The process whereby a society changes from a rural to an urban way of life. It refers also to the gradual increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas.

Year introduced: 1968

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Tree Number(s): I01.880.853.400.726

MeSH Unique ID: D014507

Entry Terms:

• Urbanizations
• Central City
• Central Cities
• Cities, Central
• City, Central

Previous Indexing:

• Population (1966-1967)
• Sociology (1966-1967)

See Also:

• Cities

All MeSH Categories
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Category
Social Sciences
Sociology
Sociological Factors
Social Change
Urbanization