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• hinterland — /hin teuhr land /, n. 1. Often, hinterlands. the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country: The hinterlands are usually much more picturesque than the urban areas. 2. the land lying behind a coastal region. 3. an area or sphere of …   Universalium

• Urban geography — is the study of urban areas. That is the study of areas which have a high concentration of buildings and infrastructure. These are areas where the majority of economic activities are in the secondary sector and tertiary sectors. They probably… …   Wikipedia

• Urban hierarchy — a term that relates the structure of towns within an area. It can typically be illustrated by dividing towns into four categories: * 1st Order Towns * 2nd Order Towns * 3rd Order Towns * 4th Order Towns1st Order Towns provide the bare minimum of… …   Wikipedia

• hinterland — /ˈinterland, ted. ˈhɪntʌlant/ [vc. ted., comp. di hinter «dietro» e Land «terra»] s. m. inv. (geogr., urban., di grande città) retroterra, entroterra, cintura, banlieue (fr.), sobborgo, periferia □ dintorni, territorio circostante □ comprensorio …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

• Urban planning — Housing and Urban Development redirects here. For the Cabinet department of the United States government, see United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Urban planning designs settlements, from the smallest towns to the largest… …   Wikipedia

• urban culture — ▪ sociology Introduction       any of the behavioral patterns of the various types of cities and urban areas, both past and present. Definitions of the city and urban cultures       Research on urban cultures naturally focuses on their defining… …   Universalium

• hinterland — noun /ˈhɪntə(ɹ)ˌlænd/ a) The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast. This approach utilizes concepts such as naming, describing, contrasting and equating to access the hinterland between structure and meaning, and to map out the… …   Wiktionary

• hinterland — noun Etymology: German, from hinter hinder + Land Date: 1890 1. a region lying inland from a coast 2. a. a region remote from urban areas b. a region lying beyond major metropolitan or cultural centers …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hinterland —    (HIN ter land) [German: land behind] The backcountry; the less developed or remote areas of a country that are far from urban centers. Also, an inland region lying just behind a coastal area …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

• Rural–urban fringe — The rural urban fringe of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia The rural–urban fringe, also known as the outskirts or the urban hinterland, can be described as the landscape interface between town and country ,[1] or also as the transition zone… …   Wikipedia

• Rural-urban fringe — The rural urban fringe, also known as the outskirts or the urban hinterland, can be described as the landscape interface between town and country [http://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/index.cfm?Articleid=2803] , or alternatively as the transition zone… …   Wikipedia