Agglomerationsstandort

English translation: area of urban agglomeration

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German term or phrase:Agglomerationsstandort
English translation:area of urban agglomeration
Entered by: Stefanie Sendelbach

16:07 Jan 9, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Agglomerationsstandort
EU-Terminologie:

"So ist generell zwischen den großstädtischen Agglomerationsstandorten mit einer Kumulation von Problemlagen und besonderem Handlungsdruck (u.a. hohe Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit) und den weniger benachteiligten und räumlich verdichteten Regionen und Landesteilen zu unterscheiden.
Stefanie Sendelbach
Germany
Local time: 22:36
areas of urban agglomeration
Explanation:
this means large cities and surrounding populated areas.

It is necessary to differentiate between areas of urban agglomeration and areas that are...
This is the basic jist.
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Simona de Logu
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:36
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1areas of urban agglomeration
Simona de Logu
4conurbation
Edward Guyver
4urban conurbation areas
IanW (X)
4agglomeration areas
Mario Marcolin
2agglomeration economies
Edith Kelly


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agglomeration economies


Explanation:
might work here but not really sure if economies is identical to Standort in your case.

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 22:36
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conurbation


Explanation:
In this context, I would suggest using "large city conurbations".

Edward Guyver
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urban conurbation areas


Explanation:
How about "urban conurbation areas"? Or simply "urban conurbations". This sounds right to me, but my brain is shattered, so wait for peer feedback on this one ...

IanW (X)
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
areas of urban agglomeration


Explanation:
this means large cities and surrounding populated areas.

It is necessary to differentiate between areas of urban agglomeration and areas that are...
This is the basic jist.

Simona de Logu
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks!

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agree  Lori Dendy-Molz
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agglomeration areas


Explanation:

"Integrated tickets for door-to-door journeys are not available. Different agglomeration areas have non compatible ticketing systems"
http://www.trg.soton.ac.uk/rosetta/workareas/1_pts/pts_vis_p...

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Note added at 6 hrs 57 mins (2004-01-09 23:05:11 GMT)
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großstädtischen Agglomerationsstandorten
-> metropolitan/big city agglomeration areas...

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Note added at 7 hrs 1 min (2004-01-09 23:09:14 GMT)
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\"...we now estimate that by mid 21 Century about 75 percent of all humanity will live in some portion of a metropolitan agglomeration, and another 10 percent will live in an outlying county or district tied economically to the metropolitan areas\"
http://aalto.arch.ksu.edu/jwkplan/ruralsem/RURAL.HTM

Mario Marcolin
Sweden
Local time: 22:36
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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