deurbanizationn.
/ˌdiːəːbənʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /diːˌəːbn̩ʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌdiˌərbənəˈzeɪʃən/, /ˈˌdiˌərbəˌnaɪˈzeɪʃən/ The process of making or becoming less urban in character; spec. the shifting of population away from urban areas.
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1895 13th Ann. Rep. Provinc. Board Health Ont. 1894 p. xlii It must..be realized, as remarked by Prof. Verneuil..speaking of ‘de-urbanization’ in the prophylaxis and treatment of tuberculosis, that even ‘country places have their differences’.
1925 A. M. Carr-Saunders Population 100 Those who foresee de-urbanization as a natural result of future developments have no solid support for their belief.
1991 Independent 28 Nov. 6/2 Their proposals for deurbanisation and curbing economic growth could only be effected by stringent economic controls and coercion on a massive scale.
2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 10 Dec. viii. 1/5 The deurbanization of the N.B.A. is a strategy. The league has adopted a suburban outreach program to comfort its corporate base.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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