Chapter 2/Interactions 2 City Life A City That’s Doing Something Right creative
imaginative/inventive , full of ideas
collection
bringing things together
issue
a subject or problem that is often discussed or argued about, social issues
urban
relating to towns and cities ≠rural
pollution
limit
the process of making air, water, soil etc dangerously dirty and not suitable for people to use to control something so that it is not greater than a particular amount, number or level
outdoors
outside, not in a building [≠indoors]
to address
if you address a problem, you start trying to solve it
variety
many different types of things or people
aspiration
something that you hope to achieve
pride
a feeling of pleasure for something you have achieved
advantage
something that helps you to be more successful than others
common
belonging to or shared by two or more people or things
solution
the answer to a problem
feature
a quality or an important part of something
modern
made or done using the most recent designs or methods [= up-to-date]
growth
an increase in the size or the importance of something
predict
expect, foretell
nightmare
an unpleasant event or experience
population
all the people living in a particular country, area or place
overcrowded
containing too many people or things
due to
because of
crime
an illegal activity
gridlock
a situation where roads in a town become so blocked by cars, traffic jam
horrible
very unpleasant or bad
commute
to regularly travel a long distance to get to work
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