agglomeration

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At a total cost of $1.2 million paid by the agglomeration, the 1. 5-kilometre path is the first of a three-phase project.

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  1. noun The act or process of gathering into a mass.
  2. noun A confused or jumbled mass: "To avoid the problems of large urban agglomerations, the state decentralized the university system” (Bickley Townsend).

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  • Ralph made an inventory of the agglomeration which bore the name of Squire Hawkins, as follows: 1. —  The Hoosier Schoolmaster
  • An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread with a city, and its adjoining urban growth. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Core - Initially based on comparative advantages (resource endowment and location), develops from acquired advantages (multiplier effect, agglomeration, increased tax revenue, increased public spending, education and health care, skilled labour, improvements in infrastructure). —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • I do think it's plausible that the nicer parts of San Francisco (especially in the southern part of the city) will realize equilibrium price gains from 1985-2015 (say) in excess of inflation, due to supply restrictions, agglomeration economies (tech, especially), and the increasing value of local aesthetic and cultural amenities (which are highly income elastic). —  SocketSite™
  • Steven Sack, the director; directorate of arts, culture and heritage in the City, says that Joburg is undoubtedly the mecca of the music industry with its agglomeration of recording companies, distribution outlets and live venues. —  Joburg.org.za
 

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