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Geography: Urban Environments

Urban Environments

Urban Environments - Key words and phrases (use when searching databases)

land use, hierarchy of settlement, spontaneous/planned growth, urban economic activities - retail, commercial, industrial, land values, patterns of residential areas, poverty, deprivation, housing disparities, urbanization, centripetal population movements, gentrification, suburbanization, counter-urbanization, transportation, sanitation, water, waste disposal, telecommunications, urban microclimate - air / water pollution, depletion of green space, urban gardens, urban social deprivation, urban ecological footprint, smart city design

Databases for Research

NOTE! Check each Tab of this Guide for Keywords and Phrases to use when searching for articles, ideas, and information. For databases you need a POWER Library card. If you do not have one get an eCard now!)

Articles & Websites

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