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• Smog — is a kind of air pollution; the word smog is a portmanteau of smoke and fog. Classic smog results from large amounts of coal burning in an area caused by a mixture of smoke and sulfur dioxide. Modern smog does not usually come from coal but from… …   Wikipedia

• Urban secession — is a city s secession from its surrounding region, to form a new political unit. This new unit is usually a subdivision of the same country as its surroundings, but in some cases, full sovereignty may be attained, in which case the unit is… …   Wikipedia

• Urban Decay (cosmetics) — Urban Decay is an American cosmetics company founded in 1996 by David Soward, Wende Zomnir, and Sandy Lerner, co founder of Cisco Systems. There was a significant dispute as to whether Sandy Lerner wrongfully ousted her former friend and horse… …   Wikipedia

• Urban forest — An urban forest is a forest or a collection of trees that grow within a city, town or a suburb. In a wider sense it may include any kind of woody plant vegetation growing in and around human settlements. In a narrower sense (also called forest… …   Wikipedia

• smog — smogless, adj. /smog, smawg/, n. 1. smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture. 2. See photochemical smog. v.t. 3. to cover or envelop with or as if with smog. [1900 05; SM(OKE) + (F)OG1] * * *… …   Universalium

• smog — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ urban ▪ photochemical … OF SMOG ▪ layer ▪ a layer of smog over the city …   Collocations dictionary

• Urban heat island — An urban heat island (UHI) is a metropolitan area which is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas. The temperature difference usually is larger at night than during the day and larger in winter than in summer, and is most apparent… …   Wikipedia

• smog — 1. noun /smɒɡ,smɑɡ,smɒ:g/ A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that is the result of urban air pollution 2. verb /smɒɡ,smɑɡ,smɒ:g/ To get a smog check; to check a vehicle or have it checked for emissions. If the car is more than five years …   Wiktionary

• urban — adj. Urban is used with these nouns: ↑area, ↑centre, ↑character, ↑combat, ↑community, ↑congestion, ↑constituency, ↑context, ↑council, ↑counterpart, ↑county, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• List of urban studies topics — Urban Studies is the term for a diverse range of disciplines and approaches to the study of all aspects of cities, their suburbs, and other urban areas. This includes urban economics, urban planning, urban architecture, urban ecology, urban… …   Wikipedia

• Data Smog — is a 1997 book by journalist David Shenk and published by Harper Collins. It deals with the author s idea of how the information technology revolution would shape the world at large and how the incredible amount of data available on the Internet… …   Wikipedia