Cityscape [sit-ee-skeyp] - 1. the configuration of built forms and interstitial space. Wikipedia 2. the characteristic appearance of a city. Dictionary.com
Complexity [kuh
m-plek-si-tee] - 1. the state or quality of being complex. 2. something complex. Dictionary.com
Connection [kuh-nek-shuhn] - the creation of a link (joint) between two or more things. This link could be physical, emotional or mental.
Development [di-vel-uhp-muhnt] - the act or process of developing; growth; progress — Synonyms: 1. expansion, elaboration, growth, evolution; unfolding, opening, maturing, maturation. 3. maturity, ripeness. 5. community, subdivision. Dictionary.com
Environment [en-vahy-ruhn-muhnt, -vahy-ern-] – 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. the social and cultural forces that shape the life of a person or a population. Dictionary.com
Growth [grohth] - 1. the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase. 2. size or stage of development. 3. completed development. 4. development from a simpler to a more complex stage. 5. development from another but related form or stage. 6. something that has grown or developed by or as if by a natural process. —Synonyms: 1. augmentation, expansion. 6. result, outgrowth. 7. excrescence. Dictionary.com
Hierarchy [hahy-uh-rahr-kee, hahy-rahr-] – Categorization or classification of elements or persons put in successive ranks or order.
Icon [ahy-kon] - a sign or representation that stands for its object by virtue of a resemblance or analogy to it. Dictionary.com
Identity [ahy-den-ti-tee, i-den-] – The collective aspect of the set of characteristics by which a thing is definitively recognizable or known. American Heritage Dictionary
Image [im-ij]- 1. a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible. 2. a mental representation of something previously perceived, in the absence of the original stimulus. 3. the general or public perception of a company, public figure, etc. — Synonyms: Image, icon, idol; refer to material or mental representations of persons or things. Dictionary.com
Infrastructure [in-fruh-struhk-cher] – 1. the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization. 2. the basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society, such as transportation and communications systems, water and power lines, and public institutions including schools, post offices, and prisons. Dictionary.com
Legibility [lej-uh-bil-i-tee] – distinctness that makes perception easy. — Synonym: discernability. WordNet
Network [net-wurk] – 1. an interconnected system of things or people. WordNet 2. a system of interrelated buildings, offices, stations, etc., esp. over a large area or throughout a country, territory, region, etc. Dictionary.com
Node [nohd] – 1. a centering point of component parts. Dictionary.com 2. a connecting point at which several lines come together. WordNet
Organization [awr-guh-nuh-zey-shuhn] – 1. the act or process of organizing. 2. the state or manner of being organized. 3. something that is organized. 4. organic structure; composition. Dictionary.com 5. something that has been organized or made into an ordered whole. 6. something made up of elements with varied functions that contribute to the whole and to collective functions; an organism. American Heritage Dictionary
Pattern [pat-ern; Brit. pat-n] - 1. a distinctive style, model, or form. 2. a combination of qualities, acts, tendencies, etc., forming a consistent or characteristic arrangement. Dictionary.com 3. a model or original used as an archetype. 4. A plan, diagram, or model to be followed in making thing. American Heritage Dictionary
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