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  2. Built-up area (Highway Code) - Wikipedia

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    In 1930, the concept of specific regulation for roads within built-up areas appears. It defines the road as a road within built-up area if some system of street lighting exists at less than 200 yards (183 meters) from that road, unless decided other way by the local authority and written on traffic signs. [1]

  3. Urban area - Wikipedia

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    According to the definition by the Office for National Statistics, "Built-up areas are defined as land which is 'irreversibly urban in character', meaning that they are characteristic of a town or city. They include areas of built-up land with a minimum of 20 hectares (200,000 m 2; 49 acres). Any areas [separated by] less than 200 metres [of ...

  4. Urban unit - Wikipedia

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    In France, an urban unit (French: unité urbaine) is a statistical area defined by INSEE, the French national statistics office, for the measurement of contiguously built-up areas. According to the INSEE definition , an "unité urbaine" is a commune alone or a grouping of communes which: a) form a single unbroken spread of urban development ...

  5. Technical aspects of urban planning - Wikipedia

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    This is the floor area of buildings divided by the land area. Ratios below 1.5 are low density. Ratios above five constitute very high density. Most exurbs are below two, while most city centres are well above five. Walk-up apartments with basement garages can easily achieve a density of three. Skyscrapers easily achieve densities of thirty or ...

  6. Land development - Wikipedia

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    The "residue", or leftover proportion, represents the land value. Therefore, in maximising the GDV (that which one could build on the land), land value is concurrently enhanced. Land value is highly sensitive to supply and demand (for the end product), build costs, planning and affordable housing contributions, and so on. Understanding the ...

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    Here's the net worth you need to rank among America’s wealthiest — plus 2 ways to build that first-class portfolio This article provides information only and should not be construed as advice ...

  8. Built up area - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 7 March 2020, at 08:08 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may ...

  9. Trump's Mexican tariffs threaten to make life more difficult ...

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    It's expected to make the company's latest range from 2027. "Imposing tariffs would be a deterrent. It would make it difficult if you're planning on exporting to the US," Stephanie Brinley, an ...