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Posted on 21-09-2023 11:15 AM
From longman dictionary of contemporary englishconcrete jungleˌconcrete ˈjungle noun [countable usually singular] townan unpleasant area in a
city
that is full of big ugly buildings and has no open spaces.
Recent examples on the web it’s called a concrete jungle because everything is concrete. —ebonyjanice moore, essence, 15 aug. 2023 inside, conversely, is a calm, spaceship-like
space
, a ufo in the concrete jungle, dotted with ottomans from darren romanelli that are made from upcycled jeans and t-shirts.
—véronique hyland, elle, 17 july 2023 set within an early 20th-century beaux-arts building on the corner of 29th street and madison avenue, the hotel acts as a sophisticated sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of the surrounding concrete jungle. —rachel cormack, robb report, 11 july 2023 the socal festival was meant to take place 90 minutes outside of los angeles in may, but announced a location change five weeks in advance that brought the festival to the concrete jungle of downtown l.
1. 2. 2 related terms 1. 2. 3 translations 1948 april 9, richard coe, “hellinger mixed real manhattan”, in washington post , page 24: there is nothing quite like the affection of a transplanted new yorker for his native concrete jungle. 2007 october 29, “spain aims to restore overdeveloped coastlines to a more natural look”, in international herald tribune chinese: cantonese: 屎石森林 (sek6 si2 sam1 lam4).
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There is a voluminous literature on the benefits of proximity to individuals and firms, which is sometimes called agglomeration economics [ 12 , 17 ]. A large fraction of the urban economics literature focuses on the benefits of agglomeration to production. There are many ways to classify these benefits, but one useful classification focuses on the benefits of sharing, matching, and learning [ 18 , 19 ]. Proximity enables sharing of infrastructure and resources. Transportation infrastructure, such as roadways or train lines, makes more economic sense when multiple people can use the infrastructure. For trade, facilities like seaport or airports are essential, and their high cost of construction is only economical when multiple entities can help pay for and use them [ 20 ].
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