15 The field of study is Urbanism which is a branch of Social Science. terms
This is a glossary of 15 concepts in Urbanism, to help people understand more this part of Social Science. These definitions are pull from the online dictionary of the university of the city of Cambridge. All of the vocabulary is to help people understand a map, witch is a big part of Urbanism.
campus
noun
The buildings of a college or university and the land that surrounds them.
Example: There's accommodation for about five hundred students on campus.
fr: Campus
city
noun
A large town.
Example: Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand.
fr: Ville
City center
noun
The central part of a city.
Example: It's impossible to park in the city centre.
fr: Centre-Ville
gentrification
noun
The process by which a place, especially part of a city, changes from being a poor area to a richer one, where people from a higher social class live.
Example: Ordinary working people have been priced out of East London by gentrification.
fr: Gentrification
Heritage
noun
Features belonging to the culture of a particular society, such as traditions, languages, or buildings, that were created in the past and still have historical importance.
Example: These monuments are a vital part of the cultural heritage of South America.
fr: Patrimoine
industrial park
noun
A special area on the edge of a town where there are a lot of factories and businesses.
Example: Today, the city has the largest industrial park in the southern hemisphere and a metropolitan population upwards of seventeen million.
fr: Quartier industriel
infrastructure
noun
The basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively.
Example: The war has badly damaged the country's infrastructure.
fr: infrastructure
neighborhood
noun
An area with characteristics that make it different from other areas, or the people who live in a particular area.
Example: This is a nice, quiet neighborhood, with modest single-family homes.
fr: quartier
park
noun
A large area of land with grass and trees, usually surrounded by fences or walls, and specially arranged so that people can walk in it for pleasure or children can play in it.
Example: We watched the joggers in the park.
fr: Parc
port
noun
A town by the sea or by a river that has a harbour, or the harbour itself.
Example: We had a good view of all the ships coming into/leaving port.
fr: Port
prime land
noun
The best land for building, farming, developing, etc.
Example: When we saw the opportunity to acquire 14 acres of prime land, we went for it.
fr: Terre de choix
sea level
noun
The average height of the sea where it meets the land.
Example: The top of Mount Everest is 8,848 m above sea level.
fr: Niveau de la mer
Suburbs
noun
An area outside a city but near it and consisting mainly of homes, sometimes also having stores and small businesses.
Example: Most of the people who live in the suburbs work in the city.
fr: Banlieue
technology park
noun
An area where companies involved in new technology are based
Example: They proposed the creation of a technology park to attract hi-tech industries to the area.
fr: parc technologique
wasteland
noun
An empty area of land, especially in or near a city, that is not used to grow crops or built on, or used in any way.
Example: The car was dumped in a stretch of wasteland in the south of the city.
