urban settlement

collocation in English

meaningsofurbanandsettlement

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urban
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈɜː.bən/us
/ˈɝː.bən/
of or in a city ...
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settlement
noun
uk
/ˈset.əl.mənt/us
/ˈset̬.əl.mənt/
an official agreement that finishes ...
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(Definition ofurbanandsettlementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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An introductory essay describes the town or city's topography c. 1840 and narrates its physical growth since the start ofurbansettlement.
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What constitutes anurbansettlementand how it is sustained remains a major question.
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This systematically criticises any notion of a smooth progression from short-term, cyclical and mostly male migration through to permanent life-longurbansettlement.
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It represents the last great intellectual commitment to the centrality of social order inurbansettlementdesign as the focus of architectural discourse.
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The 2000 performance and innovation unit report defines anurbansettlementas one with more than 10,000 people.
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It is therefore right that expenditure should be focused primarily on areas of denseurbansettlement, where the economic, social and environmental costs of flood damage are greatest.
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In fact, contrary to the general trend,urbansettlementhas not taken place primarily along the coast but towards the centre of the island.
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Another problem is the increasing rate ofurbansettlementaround the reservoirs, leading in most cases to water contamination from sewage.
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Frasin is the thirteenth-largesturbansettlementin the county, with a population of 5,702 according to the 2011 census.
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The town had a population of 8,638 in 2011, of which 4,386 lived in theurbansettlement.
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It is considered a part of theurbansettlementrysund, which covers the southern part of the island.
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Theurbansettlementrysund has a population of 2,078.
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It revealed the remnants of a medievalurbansettlementwith well-developed pottery production.
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Cajvana is the twelfth largesturbansettlementin the county, with a population of 6,812 inhabitants, according to the 2011 census.
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Theurbansettlementcovered a land area of 3.80 square kilometres, and had a population density of 1631 per square kilometre.
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The installation of the railroad, from 1876, helped identify the firsturbansettlement.
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Following a significant and vocal local campaign, citing a large number of adverse factors, the government has abandoned plans for a substantialurbansettlementhere.
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During this time, the main activity of the people was shepherding and nourbansettlementhad appeared yet.
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Siret is the eleventh largesturbansettlementin the county, with a population of 7,721 inhabitants, according to the 2011 census.
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It is considered a part of theurbansettlementrysund, which covers the southern part of the island and has a population of 2,069.
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