Key Spanish Vocabulary for Urbanization and Environmental Topics

biodiversidad

biodiversity

aglomeración

overcrowding / agglomeration

éxodo

exodus

xenofobia

xenophobia

urbanización

urbanization

infraestructura

infrastructure

subdesarrollo

underdevelopment

proteccionismo

protectionism

nacionalización

nationalization

polarización

polarization

explotación

exploitation

tasa

rate / ratio

arrendamiento

lease / rental agreement

congestión

congestion / traffic

paisaje

landscape

materia prima

raw material

agrícola

agricultural

industrialización

industrialization

desempleo

unemployment

flujo

flow / movement

consumismo

consumerism

urbanismo

urban planning / urbanism

rendimiento

performance / yield / productivity

aislado / aislada

isolated

medioambiental

environmental

extranjero / extranjera

foreign

migratorio / migratoria

migratory

migración interna

internal migration

densidad de población

population density

conflicto armado

armed conflict

desplazamiento interno

internal displacement

relacionado con la guerra / bélico

war-related / military

globalización

globalization

patrimonio inmaterial

intangible heritage

emprendimiento

entrepreneurship

pernoctación

overnight stay

cuantificar

to quantify

contabilizar

to count / to record

poner de relieve

to highlight / to emphasize

repercutir

to have an impact / to affect

limítrofe

bordering / adjacent

habitar

to inhabit / to live in

venerar

to venerate / to worship

ocultar

to hide / to conceal

deshielo

thaw / melting

temor

fear / dread

sagrado / sagrada

sacred / holy

comparar

to compare

recoger

to gather / to collect

afinación

tuning / pitch accuracy

abnegado / abnegada

selfless / self-sacrificing

asedio

siege

condicionante

determining factor / constraint

escasamente

sparsely / barely

milenario / milenaria

ancient / thousand-year-old

pantano

swamp / marsh / reservoir

repentino / repentina

sudden

recogido / recogida

gathered / collected

tejido

fabric / weave / structure

vinculado / vinculada

linked / connected