Meanings of more urbanized in English

They grow meaner and meaner as they grow more urbanized.

Heterozygosity was slightly lower in the more urbanized sites compared to the more rural ones.

As our society has become progressively more urbanized, Dunn said, we've intentionally filtered out many of the species we once lived with.

As the world's population becomes more urbanized, subways present a solution to rising fuel prices, congestion and choking emissions caused by private cars.

Background: Asthma is reported to be rare in traditional rural communities, but is thought to be increasing as lifestyles become more urbanized or 'western'.