過密(かみつ)都市(とし)

かみつとし
noun
overcrowded city; overpopulated city
1. overcrowded city; overpopulated city
A city with an excessively high population density that strains infrastructure, housing, and public services. A central concept in Japanese urban planning and social policy discussions.
東京(とうきょう)は過密(かみつ)都市(とし)の代表(だいひょう)例(れい)だ。
Tokyo is a prime example of an overcrowded city.
過密(かみつ)都市(とし)では住宅(じゅうたく)問題(もんだい)が深刻(しんこく)だ。
Housing problems are serious in overcrowded cities.
過密(かみつ)都市(とし)の問題(もんだい)を解決(かいけつ)するために、地方(ちほう)への移住(いじゅう)を促進(そくしん)する政策(せいさく)が進(すす)められている。
Policies promoting migration to rural areas are being advanced to address the problems of overcrowded cities.

A compound of 過密(かみつ) (overcrowding; excessive density) and 都市(とし) (city). A key term in discussions of Japan's 一極(いっきょく)集中(しゅうちゅう) (concentration in one center, i.e., Tokyo) and regional decline.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 過密(かみつ)都市(とし)問題(もんだい): overcrowded city problems
  • 過密(かみつ)都市(とし)の解消(かいしょう): relieving urban overcrowding
  • 過密(かみつ)都市(とし)と過疎(かそ)地域(ちいき): overcrowded cities and depopulated regions

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 大都市(だいとし): large city; metropolis — neutral, does not imply overcrowding
  • 過疎(かそ)地域(ちいき): depopulated area — the opposite problem, rural areas losing population
  • 人口(じんこう)過密(かみつ): population overcrowding — describes the condition rather than the place
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