城市化的涵义分为狭义和广义。 1、狭义:城市化指农业人口不断转变为非农业人口的过程。 2、广义:城市化是社会经济变化过程,包括农业人口非农业化、城市人口规模不断扩张,城市用地不断向郊区扩展,城市数量不断增加以及城市社会、经济、技术变革进入乡村的过程。
殖民地航运业的扩张反过来又加速了城市化进程,因为殖民地需要集中的码头、仓库和修理铺。
The expansion of colonial shipping in turn accelerated urbanization by creating a need for centralized docks, warehouses, and repair shops in the colonies.
最近发表的一篇论文表明,城市化进程在未来几十年内只会加速——这将对生物多样性和气候变化产生巨大影响。
As a recently published paper shows, the process of urbanization will only accelerate in the decades to come—with an enormous impact on biodiversity and potentially on climate change.
他们常常选择——现在依然这样选择——居住在那些气候较为寒冷的地区,比如俄勒冈、爱达荷,还有阿拉斯加,为的是逃避烟雾、犯罪,以及加利福尼亚州城市化进程中的其他问题。
Often they chose—and still are choosing—somewhat colder climates such as Oregon, Idaho and Alaska in order to escape smog, crime and other plagues of urbanization in the Golden State.
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