urbanization
urbanization — 名詞
1. the gradual shift of a population from rural to urban living, causing towns and
都市化
人口移往城市的過程
the gradual shift of a population from rural to urban living, causing towns and cities to grow larger and spread into the surrounding countryside
Rapid urbanization in Thailand has drawn many young people from farming villages to Bangkok.
泰國快速的都市化吸引許多年輕人從農村移往曼谷。
collocation: rapid urbanization
The new housing plan aims to manage urbanization while protecting green spaces around the city.
新的住宅計畫旨在管理都市化過程，同時保護城市周邊的綠地。
collocation: manage urbanization
Dr. Okafor studied how urbanization affects water quality in rivers near expanding cities.
Okafor 博士研究了都市化如何影響擴張城市附近河川的水質。
As urbanization continues, planners look for ways to reduce traffic and keep housing affordable.
隨著都市化持續發展，規劃師正在尋找減少交通壅塞並維持房價可負擔的方法。
Mei-Lin's research examines whether urbanization strengthens or weakens traditional family ties.
Mei-Lin 的研究探討都市化是強化了還是削弱了傳統的家庭連結。
urbanization as subject of verb + whether-clause
- rapid urbanization
- unplanned urbanization
- sustainable urbanization
- the pace of urbanization
- urbanization rate
- urbanization process
- urbanization + causes/leads to/triggers
- manage/control urbanization
- urban development
broader term that includes building, planning, and economic growth, not just the population shift
- urban sprawl
negative connotation — focuses on uncontrolled, low-density outward expansion
- rural depopulation
describes the same phenomenon from the opposite perspective (people leaving the countryside)
- suburbanization
movement to suburbs rather than to the central city, often a later stage of urbanization
文法句型
urbanization + of + [region/country]
rapid/fast/urbanization
urbanization + verb (causes, leads to, brings)
用法筆記
Frequently modified by the adjectives 'rapid', 'unplanned', or 'sustainable'. Common in academic writing about demography, geography, and economics.