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  2. Urban fantasy - Wikipedia

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    The urban component is usually found in the setting—typically a large or small city—or even a suburban community in a metropolitan area. Use of contemporary technology (such as automotive vehicles or communications) and everyday community and social institutions (such as libraries, schools/universities, or markets) establish a familiar context.

  3. Urban fiction - Wikipedia

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    Urban fiction, also known as street lit or street fiction, is a literary genre set in a city landscape; however, the genre is as much defined by the socio-economic realities and culture of its characters as the urban setting. The tone for urban fiction is usually dark, focusing on the underside of city living.

  4. List of fictional towns in literature - Wikipedia

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    The title of the series comes from the name of a fictional street in Shadyside, which was named after the Fear family. Contextual clues in the text suggest Shadyside is either in southern New England or a northern Mid-Atlantic state of the US. Shalako, New Mexico Louis L'Amour: Shalako: Shaston, South Wessex Thomas Hardy: Thomas Hardy's Wessex

  5. Urban area - Wikipedia

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    An urban area [a] is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment. This is the core of a metropolitan statistical area in the United States, if it contains a population of more than 50,000. [2] Urban areas originate through urbanization, and researchers categorize them as cities, towns ...

  6. Domed city - Wikipedia

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    A domed city is a hypothetical structure that encloses a large urban area under a single roof. In most descriptions, the dome is airtight and pressurized, creating a habitat that can be controlled for air temperature, composition and quality, typically due to an external atmosphere (or lack thereof) that is inimical to habitation for one or more reasons.

  7. Fictional location - Wikipedia

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    Within narrative prose, providing a believable location can be greatly enhanced by the provision of maps and other illustrations. [1] This is often considered particularly true for fantasy novels and historical novels which often make great use of the map, but applies equally to science fiction and mysteries: earlier, in mainstream novels by Anthony Trollope, William Faulkner, etc. Fantasy and ...

  8. List of fictional settlements - Wikipedia

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    A fictional city located somewhere within the eastern coast of the United States. Paradise City is divided into 5 districts, which make up two general areas of the landscape, the urban area and the rural area. Paradise, Arizona Postal 2: Paradise is a desert town in Postal 2. The population of the town is 4312. Possum Springs Night in the Woods

  9. Urban science - Wikipedia

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    Urban science is an interdisciplinary field that studies diverse urban issues and problems. Based on research findings of various disciplines such as history, economics, sociology, administration, architecture, urban engineering, transportation engineering, landscape architecture, environmental engineering, and geo-informatics, it aims to produce both theoretical and practical knowledge that ...