brain drain
brand
slum
squalor
urban sprawl
shantytown or shanty town
sweatshop
lingua franca
emigration
reclaimed land
high-rise building
immigration
mass tourism
green-belt land
land that was previously under the sea, or that was unusable, made suitable for building
a language used for communication between groups of people who speak different languages
the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad.
is a form of tourism that involves tens of thousands of people going to the same resort often at the same time of year. It is the most popular form of tourism as it is often the cheapest way to holiday, and is often sold as a PACKAGE DEAL.
the uncontrolled expansion of urban areas.
any structure where the height can have a serious impact on evacuation; In the U.S., the National Fire Protection Association defines it as being higher than 75 feet (23 meters), or about 7 stories.
a type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name.
a squalid and overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people
a factory or workshop, especially in the clothing industry, where manual workers are employed at very low wages for long hours and under poor conditions.
a deprived area on the outskirts of a town consisting of large numbers of crude dwellings.
the emigration of highly trained or intelligent people from a particular country.
the state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
is a policy and land use zone designation used in land use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighbouring urban areas.
the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
