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• Urbanisation is the process by which there is an increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas.
• Some common indices used to define towns are
  • Population size
  • Population density
  • Function
  • Level of administration
• The UN has refused to classify settlements as towns/rural areas and has instead chosen to classify them by size.

Other Notes in this Category

1. Central Place Theory
2. Christaller's CPT
3. Definition
4. Rank Size Rule and Primate City
5. The growth of towns and cities
6. Urban Morphology

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