* Urban morphology, the study of growth and development of functions in cities

* " Urban Alchemy " Article about the need for efficient transit to serve smart growth

Urban growth boundaries have come under an increasing amount of scrutiny in the past 10 years as housing prices have substantially risen, especially on the West Coast of the U. S. By limiting the supply of developable land, critics argue, UGBs increase the price of existing developable and already-developed land.

* Metro: Urban growth boundary: information on the Portland, Oregon-area boundary

* Urban growth boundary, a term in Urban planning

Urban areas are experiencing rapid population growth since the Karzai administration began in late 2001, which is mainly due to the return of over 5 million expats.

Urban growth and expansion is managed by the Mysore Urban Development Authority ( MUDA ), which is headed by a commissioner.

As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, Cranham significantly increased in population, becoming part of Hornchurch Urban District in 1934 and has formed part of Greater London since 1965.

As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, Upminster significantly expanded and increased in population, becoming part of Hornchurch Urban District in 1934, and has formed part of Greater London since 1965.

With the increasing population of online chatrooms there has been a massive growth of new words created or slang words, many of them documented on the website Urban Dictionary

* Urban growth boundary

Their growth was limited, however, until the 1960s, when several factors led to a period of rapid national growth, including, a push towards large scale residential development by the Federal Housing Authority and the Urban Land Institute ; an increasing cultural preference for architectural uniformity ; a decline of readily available land ; rising construction costs ; and a modification of federal mortgage insurance rules to include cooperatives and condominiums.

* Municipal Urban Service Area ( MUSA )-While not a division, the MUSA is an urban growth boundary which instead of limiting development, limits the services and infrastructure needed for development.

These factors combined has led to yet further suburban expansion through the 2000s into Green Wedges and beyond Urban Growth Boundaries, to accommodate the large population growth.

From 2006, the growth of the city extended into " green wedges " and beyond the city's Urban growth boundary.

The Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 created the Federal Transit Administration with a remit to " conserve and enhance values in existing urban areas " noting that " our national welfare therefore requires the provision of good urban transportation, with the properly balanced use of private vehicles and modern mass transport to help shape as well as serve urban growth.

Urban growth accelerated in Preston during the 1920s, thanks largely to the establishment of a direct rail link between Collingwood and Flinders Street in 1904 ( later electrified in 1926 ), and a building of a tram line linking Melbourne and the city in 1920.

Urban growth and social change accompanied prosperity and the city developed its cultural identity throughout these years.

* Urban growth

The Anthony J. Catanese Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions at Florida Atlantic University notes the unusual growth pattern of South Florida.

Dewsbury is part of the West Yorkshire Urban Area, and the natural boundaries of the town are not well defined, with built up areas of the town running into neighbouring Batley, Heckmondwike and Ossett.

The territory of Oldham is contiguous with other towns on all sides except for a small section along its eastern and southern boundaries, and for purposes of the Office for National Statistics, forms the fourth largest settlement of the Greater Manchester Urban Area, the United Kingdom's third largest conurbation.

For census purposes, the Office of National Statistics has used the boundaries of the former Wolverton Urban District Council to designate an Urban Sub-area that it calls Wolverton / Stony Stratford.

When Crawley Urban District was formed in May 1956, it was divided into eight wards whose boundaries were identical with those of eight of the extant and planned neighbourhoods.

The current city boundaries were set as part of the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, and cover an amalgamation of five former local government districts — the municipal boroughs of Lancaster and Morecambe and Heysham, together with the Carnforth Urban District and rural districts of Lancaster and Lunesdale, all from the administrative county of Lancashire.

In 1894 the parish's boundaries were altered somewhat, with the parts in Quickmere Middle Division ( Springhead ), Mossley and Uppermill becoming Urban Districts.

In 1900 the boundaries were changed again with the inclusion of Uppermill, and the single-parish rural district being instead replaced by the " Saddleworth Urban District ".

The current city boundaries date from 1 April 1974, when the county borough of Bradford was merged with the borough of Keighley, the urban districts of Baildon, Bingley, Denholme, Ilkley, Shipley and Silsden, along with the Queensbury parts of Queensbury and Shelf Urban District and the parishes of Addingham, and Steeton with Eastburn from Skipton Rural District.

The village lies within the historic boundaries of Middlesex and from 1930 formed part of the Staines Urban District which was transferred to Surrey in 1965.

The Cudworth Urban District Council were responsible for a great many changes within its boundaries including the development of a number of housing estates, including the Newtown and Birkwood estates and the much later Crown estate.

Although Richmond lies outside the boundaries of Nelson City, it forms part of the Nelson Urban Area for statistical purposes, and New Zealanders informally consider it part of Greater Nelson or the " Top of the South ".

The boundary was changed in 1955 when the boundaries of Bredbury and Romiley Urban District with the County Borough of Stockport were altered, but this change was very minor.

The official boundaries of the City of Seattle Urban Center are Denny Way on the south, beyond which is Denny Triangle ; Interstate 5 on the east, beyond which is Capitol Hill ; Aurora Avenue N. ( State Route 99 ) on the west, beyond which is Lower Queen Anne ; and Galer Street, Lake Union, and E. Newton Place on the north, beyond which are Westlake and Eastlake., but like most Seattle neighborhoods, its precise boundaries are indeterminate.

The boundaries of Bassetlaw County Constituency were virtually unchanged, though local government changes in the 1930s now meant that it was defined as comprising the Boroughs of East Retford and Worksop, the Urban District of Warsop and the Rural Districts of East Retford and Worksop.

The boundaries reverted to those of 1945, with the constituency comprising the Municipal Borough of Finchley and the Friern Barnet Urban District.

Urban sprawl created a backlash in many urban areas, with the local governments limiting growth beyond certain boundaries, reducing lot sizes for building homes, and so on.

The authors of " Urban development in the world dryland regions " note that " city proper: defined as a locality with legally fixed boundaries and an administratively recognized urban status which is usually characterized by some form of local government " was used as far back as in the United Nations Demographic Yearbook 1976.

Why Published Populations For Major World Urban Areas Vary So Greatly " ( which is the basis for List of metropolitan areas by population ), can get confused about the usage of “ city proper .” On page 2, they give “ city proper ” an “ administrative definition .” On page 5, they imply that the administrative boundaries define the “ city proper .” Yet on page 14, they make “ city proper ” a smaller subset of the administrative areas of the cities of Tokyo, Mexico City and Chicago, and imply that “ city proper ” and “ administrative area ” can be different.

Map showing the boundaries of Ystradyfodwg ancient parish ( orange ) and the areas added and subtracted in the formation of Rhondda Urban District.

NPCs differ from NPPs, in that the former have boundaries broadly aligned with that of their respective Development Guide Plans ( or planning areas ) drawn up by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, as opposed to the later which was based on electoral divisions.

Kidal Cercle covers an area of 25, 617 km < sup > 2 </ sup > but precise boundaries have not been established for the three communes within the cercle: Anefif, Essouk and the Urban commune of Kidal.