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  1. built environmentnoun

    All the physical things constructed by humans as aids to living

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  1. Built environment

    The term built environment refers to the human-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging in scale from buildings and parks or green space to neighborhoods and cities that can often include their supporting infrastructure, such as water supply, or energy networks. The built environment is a material, spatial and cultural product of human labor that combines physical elements and energy in forms for living, working and playing. It has been defined as “the human-made space in which people live, work, and recreate on a day-to-day basis”. The “built environment encompasses places and spaces created or modified by people including buildings, parks, and transportation systems”. In recent years, public health research has expanded the definition of "built environment" to include healthy food access, community gardens, “walkabilty", and “bikability”.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of built environment in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of built environment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of built environment in a Sentence

  1. Kamil Kaloush:

    The expansion of the built environment to accommodate population growth will continue to challenge our selection of materials and infrastructure design to mitigate the (urban heat island).


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