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  2. Urban area - Wikipedia

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    An urban area [a] is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment. This is the core of a metropolitan statistical area in the United States, if it contains a population of more than 50,000. [1] Urban areas originate through urbanization, and researchers categorize them as cities, towns ...

  3. Urban ecology - Wikipedia

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    An urban environment refers to environments dominated by high-density residential and commercial buildings, paved surfaces, and other urban-related factors that create a unique landscape. The goal of urban ecology is to achieve a balance between human culture and the natural environment. [ 1][ 2] Urban ecology is a recent field of study ...

  4. Functional urban area - Wikipedia

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    The functional urban area ( FUA ), previously known as larger urban zone ( LUZ ), [ 1 ] is a measure of the population and expanse of metropolitan and surrounding areas which may or may not be exclusively urban. [ 2 ] It consists of a city and its commuting zone, [ 3 ] which is a contiguous area of spatial units that have at least 15% of their ...

  5. Urbanization - Wikipedia

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    Urbanization over the past 500 years [12] A global map illustrating the first onset and spread of urban centres around the world, based on. [13]From the development of the earliest cities in Indus valley civilization, Mesopotamia and Egypt until the 18th century, an equilibrium existed between the vast majority of the population who were engaged in subsistence agriculture in a rural context ...

  6. List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Philippines has three metropolitan areas officially recognized by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) due to their prominence, population, size, and economy: Manila, Cebu, and Davao. [1] [2] The most populous is Metro Manila, which comprises the City of Manila, 15 neighboring cities, and a municipality.

  7. Land-use planning - Wikipedia

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    Land use planning is defined as: the process by which optimum forms of land use and management are indicated, considering the biophysical, technological, social, economic and political conditions of a particular territory. The objective of planning land use is to influence, control or direct changes in the use of land so that it is dedicated to ...

  8. Administrative divisions of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines. [1] Although "barangay" is sometimes translated into English as "village", a barangay can be: an urban neighborhood, such as a city block or a gated community (e.g., Forbes Park, Makati); a sizable urban district (e.g., Payatas, Quezon City);

  9. Geography of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Geography of the Philippines. The Philippines is an archipelago that comprises 7,641 islands, [ 8] and with a total land area of 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi), it is the world's fifth largest island country. [ 2][ 3][ 9] The eleven largest islands contain 95% of the total land area. The largest of these islands is Luzon at about ...