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unstructured zone

[/ʌnˈstrʌktʃərd zoʊn/]
nounpl: unstructured zones
zona não estruturada
1. An area or region that lacks formal organization, clear boundaries, or defined rules and regulations
The unstructured zone of the city's downtown allowed for creative businesses to flourish.
A zona não estruturada do centro da cidade permitiu que negócios criativos florescissem.
2. In urban planning or geography, a space without predetermined layout or administrative organization
Urban planners decided to convert the unstructured zone into a regulated commercial district.
Os urbanistas decidiram converter a zona não estruturada em um distrito comercial regulamentado.
Synonyms
informal areaunorganized spaceundefined regionunregulated zonefree zone
Antonyms
structured zoneorganized districtregulated areaplanned space

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
zona não estruturada
Standard term used in urban planning contexts
Portugal
zona não estruturada
Same terminology used in Portuguese urban planning

Related Idioms & Phrases

in the unstructured zone
operate in an unstructured zone
create structure from chaos
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