Immediately adjoining an urban area; between the suburbs and the countryside.

A category of music including hip-hop, R&B, and other primarily African-American genres.

plural of urban fabric

plural of urban reserve

(idiomatic, literary) The physical aspect of urbanism, emphasizing building types, thoroughfares, open space, frontages, and streetscapes but excluding environmental, functional, economic and sociocultural aspects.

plural of urban planner

(uncountable) A process where older areas of a city are redeveloped, including slum clearance, replacement of outdated buildings and infrastructure.

A condition of hyperdensity, limited but enabling scale of communicative possibilities that converge opportunistically. It occurs when the pressure of an urban environment reaches a critical threshold in cities of developing countries.

The exploration of man-made, particularly urban, environments; such exploration in places which are not normally accessible or to which access is prohibited.

plural of urban explorer