desakota.
An area in the extended surroundings of a large city, especially in Southeast Asia, in which urban and agricultural forms of land use and settlement coexist and are intensively intermingled.
Meaning & usage
An area in the extended surroundings of a large city, especially in Southeast Asia, in which urban and agricultural forms of land use and settlement coexist and are intensively intermingled.
Where this word comes from
Coined around 1990 by urban researcher Terry McGee, from Indonesian desa, village, and kota, city.
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