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built environment — UK US noun [C] PROPERTY ► an area where there are a lot of buildings: »The city took on the challenge to raise the quality of the built environment. »the need for harmony between the built environment and the natural world … Financial and business terms
built environment — built en vironment n [singular] especially BrE places where there are buildings and roads, and not the countryside ▪ The overall strategy involves a major improvement to the built environment … Dictionary of contemporary English
Built environment — The phrase built environment refers to the man made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging from the large scale civic surroundings to the personal places.The term is also now widely used to describe the… … Wikipedia
built environment — /ˈbɪlt ənvaɪrənmənt/ (say bilt uhnvuyruhnmuhnt) noun an environment comprising artificial structures such as buildings, roads, etc. (opposed to natural environment). Also, built up environment …
built environment, the — built en vironment, the noun all the structures people have built when considered as separate from the natural environment … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment — Abbreviation CABE Formation 1 August 1999 Extinction 2011 Type Government architectural advisory organisation Legal status … Wikipedia
Crisis in the Built Environment: The Case of the Muslim City — Author(s) Jamel Akbar … Wikipedia
The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment — (formerly The Prince of Wales s Institute of Architecture) is an educational charity established by HRH The Prince of Wales to teach and demonstrate in practice those principles of traditional urban design and architecture which put people and… … Wikipedia
Center for the Built Environment — The Center for the Built Environment (CBE) at the University of California, Berkeley is a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center. CBE s mission is to improve the design, operation, and environmental quality of … Wikipedia
Engineering and the Built Environment (Witwatersrand) — The Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment is one of the faculties at the University of the Witwatersrand, located in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Dean is Prof. Beatrys M. Lacquet. The Faculty is located in the Chamber of Mines… … Wikipedia
