| English | Swedish |
| combustible fraction of urban disposal | brännbar del av hushållsavfall |
| disposal of solid urban waste | disponering av fast hushållsavfall |
| solid urban waste composting | kompostering av hushållsavfall |
| solid urban waste incineration | förbränning av fast hushållsavfall |
| solid urban waste recovery | återvinning av fast hushållsavfall |
| solid urban waste recycling | återanvändning av fast hushållsavfall |
| solid urban waste treatment | behandling av fast hushållsavfall |
| urban agglomeration | tätbebyggelse |
| urban area Areas within the legal boundaries of cities and towns; suburban areas developed for residential, industrial or recreational purposes | tätort |
| urban background | urban bakgrundsmiljö |
| urban background | urban bakgrund |
| urban background station | urban bakgrundsstation |
| urban central heating system | urbant centralvärmesystem |
| urban circulation | stadstrafik |
| urban community Body of people living in a town or city | tätbebyggelse |
| urban community | tätbebyggelse |
| urban concentration A process in which an increasing proportion of a country's population is concentrated in urban areas | tätbebyggelse |
| urban decay | tätortsförfall |
| urban decay Condition where part of a city or town becomes old or dirty or ruined, because businesses and wealthy families have moved away from it | tätortsförfall |
| urban design | stadsarkitektur |
| urban design A plan, outline or preliminary sketch of, or for, a city or town | stadsarkitektur |
| urban development | stadsutveckling |
| urban development Any physical extension of, or changes to, the uses of land in metropolitan areas, often involving subdivision into zones; construction or modification of buildings, roads, utilities and other facilities; removal of trees and other obstructions; and population growth and related economic, social and political changes | stadsutveckling |
| urban development document | dokument om stadsutveckling |
| urban development document A written or printed text furnishing proposals or procedures for the improvement of living conditions, especially housing, for the inhabitants of a city or densely populated area | dokument om stadsutveckling |
| urban development law | stadsutvecklingslag |
| urban development law A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by government to regulate public services and the competing claims of residential, commercial and industrial interests in municipal areas generally characterized by moderate to high population density | stadsutvecklingslag |
| urban ecology | stadsekologi |
| urban ecology Concept derived from biology: the city is viewed as a total environment, as a life-supporting system for the large number of people concentrated there, and within this people organize themselves and adapt to a constantly changing environment. Regarded as the same as human ecology | stadsekologi |
| urban ecology charter | stadsmiljöstadga |
| urban ecology charter A graphic representation of a city area or other densely populated region, portraying the location of groups or select types of people in their environment through various geographic techniques | stadsmiljöstadga |
| urban ecosystem | stadsekosystem |
| urban ecosystem Towns and cities viewed as ecosystems, having an input of matter and energy, recycling within the system, and an output of matter and energy into the surroundings | stadsekosystem |
| urban facility | stadsfacilitet |
| urban facility Supply of essential services to the community, e.g. electricity, gas, water | stadsfacilitet |
| urban flows resources | materialflöden i tätbebyggelse (tillgångar |
| urban flows resources | materialflöden i tätbebyggelse tillgångar |
| urban flows resources, No definition needed | materialflöden i tätbebyggelse (tillgångar) |
| urban habitat | stadsmiljö |
| urban habitat The resulting effects and interrelationships of human population concentrations, the built environment, and the biophysical environment | stadsmiljö |
| urban landscape The traits, patterns and structure of a city's specific geographic area, including its biological composition, its physical environment and its social patterns | stadslandskap |
| urban management | stadsförvaltning |
| urban management The administration, organization and planning performed for cities or towns, particularly the process of converting farmland or undeveloped land into offices, businesses, housing and other forms of development | stadsförvaltning |
| urban mining | utvinning av råvaror ur kommunalt avfall |
| urban mining | utvinning av användbara material ur kommunalt avfall |
| urban noise | stadsbuller |
| urban noise Noise emitted from various sources in an urban environment | stadsbuller |
| urban planning The activity of designing, organizing or preparing for the future lay-out and condition of a city or town | stadsplanering |
| urban planning | stadsplanering |
| urban policy A course of action adopted and pursued by government, business or some other organization, which seeks to improve or develop cities or towns through land use planning, water resource management, central city development, policing and criminal justice, or pollution control | stadspolitik |
| urban pollutant | stadsförorening |
| urban pollution | stadsmiljöpåverkan |
| urban pollution Pollution of highly populated areas mainly deriving from motor vehicles, industrial plants, combustion and heating plants, etc. | stadsmiljöpåverkan |
| urban pollution of ground water | urban grundvattenförorening |
| urban population The total number of persons inhabiting a city, metropolitan region or any area where the sum of residents exceeds a designated amount | stadsbefolkning |
| urban renewal A continuing process of remodelling urban areas by means of rehabilitation and conservation as well as redevelopment. Urban renewal programmes are generally undertaken by public authorities and concern those parts of the city which have fallen below current standards of public acceptability | stadsförnyelse |
| urban sample | stadsluftprov |
| urban sanitation | stadsrenhållning |
| urban sanitation The renovation or redevelopment of the decaying areas of cities by the demolition or up-grading of existing dwellings and buildings and a general improvement in environmental conditions | stadsrenhållning |
| urban settlement | stadsbebyggelse |
| urban settlement A collection of dwellings located in an urban area | stadsbebyggelse |
| urban sewerage system | sanering |
| urban solid waste and residue management | omhändertagande av avfall och fasta rester från hushåll |
| urban solid waste management | omhändertagande av fast hushållsavfall |
| urban sprawl | bostadsspridning |
| urban sprawl | urbanisering |
| urban sprawl The physical pattern of low-density expansion of large urban areas under market conditions into the surrounding agricultural areas. Sprawl lies in advance of the principal lines of urban growth and implies little planning control of land subdivision. Development is patchy, scattered and strung out, with a tendency to discontinuity because it leap-frogs over some areas, leaving agricultural enclaves | tätortsutbredning |
| urban stress | stadsstress |
| urban stress A state of bodily or mental tension developed through city living, or the physical, chemical, or emotional factors that give rise to that tension | stadsstress |
| urban structure | stadsstruktur |
| urban structure The built-up components, the street system and the facilities which make up an urban unit | stadsstruktur |
| urban study | stadsstudie |
| urban study The study and theory of building and other physical needs in cities or predominantly urban cultures | stadsstudie |
| urban traffic | stadstrafik |
| urban traffic Movements of vehicles and people within a city | stadstrafik |
| urban waste | kommunalt avfall |
| urban waste | kommunala avfall |
| urban waste water treatment plant | reningsverk |
| urban waste water treatment plant | system vid avloppsvattenrening |
| urban wastewater | stadavloppsvatten |
| urban wastewater The liquid wastes deriving from domestic, commercial and industrial activities of an urban settlement | stadavloppsvatten |
| urban water | stadsvatten |
| urban water Water destined for private and public use in a town | stadsvatten |
