An urban area can be defined as a geographical space characterized by a continuous urban settlement. It has a population density higher than the surrounding space, even though the values of the density significantly vary in different countries and according various types of urbanization. Urban areas are composed of a central part, consisting of a more or less large city or town, and by surrounding suburbs. In European cities often urban areas which are centred on a major city include other towns, that once were distinct, but eventually have been incorporated through processes of agglomeration.

Urban areas / Mela, Alfredo. - STAMPA. - (2014), pp. 6826-6828. [10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5]

Urban areas

MELA, Alfredo
2014

Abstract

An urban area can be defined as a geographical space characterized by a continuous urban settlement. It has a population density higher than the surrounding space, even though the values of the density significantly vary in different countries and according various types of urbanization. Urban areas are composed of a central part, consisting of a more or less large city or town, and by surrounding suburbs. In European cities often urban areas which are centred on a major city include other towns, that once were distinct, but eventually have been incorporated through processes of agglomeration.
2014
Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research
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