| bukt |
gulf (An inlet of the sea of large areal proportions, more indented than a bay and generally more enclosed) |
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| bukt |
bay (An open, curving indentation made by the sea or a lake into a coastline) |
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| bunnforsegling av fyllplass |
landfill base sealing (Sealing of a landfill with a relatively impermeable barrier designed to keep leachate inside. Liner materials include plastic and dense clay) |
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| bunnvann |
bilge water (Water that builds up in the bottom of a ship's bilge) |
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| busk |
shrub (A woody perennial plant, smaller than a tree, with several major branches arising from near the base of the main stem) |
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| buskvegetasjon |
brushwood (Woody vegetation including shrubs and scrub trees of non-commercial height and form, often seen in the initial stages of succession following a disturbance. Brush often grows in very dense thickets that are impenetrable to wild animals and serve to suppress the growth of more desirable crop trees. However, brush can also serve an important function as desirable habitat for a range or bird, animal, and invertebrate species, and often provides a good source of browse and cover for larger wildlife. It adds structural diversity within the forest and is important in riparian zones. It is also termed scrub) |
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| busstasjon |
bus station (A place along a route or line at which a bus stops for fuel or to pick up or let off passengers or goods, especially with ancillary buildings and services) |
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| butikk |
shop (A place, especially a small building, for the retail sale of goods and services) |
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| butikksenter |
shopping centre (Enclosed area in which there is a variety of shops) |
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| by |
city (Term used generically today to denote any urban form but applied particularly to large urban settlements. There are, however, no agreed definitions to separate a city from the large metropolis or the smaller town) |
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| bybebyggelse |
urban settlement (A collection of dwellings located in an urban area) |
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| bybefolkning |
urban population (The total number of persons inhabiting a city, metropolitan region or any area where the sum of residents exceeds a designated amount) |
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| bydelsutviklingsprogram |
neighbourhood improvement scheme |
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| byfornying |
urban renewal (A continuing process of remodelling urban areas by means of rehabilitation and conservation as well as redevelopment. Urban renewal programmes are generally undertaken by public authorities and concern those parts of the city which have fallen below current standards of public acceptability) |
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| byforurensning |
urban pollution (Pollution of highly populated areas mainly deriving from motor vehicles, industrial plants, combustion and heating plants, etc.) |
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| byforvaltning |
urban management (The administration, organization and planning performed for cities or towns, particularly the process of converting farmland or undeveloped land into offices, businesses, housing and other forms of development) |
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| bygge- og anleggsteknologi |
construction technology (No definition needed) |
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| bygge- og anleggsteknologi |
civil engineering (The planning, design, construction, and maintenance of fixed structures and ground facilities for industry, transportation, use and control of water or occupancy) |
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| byggeavfall |
building waste (Masonry and rubble wastes arising from the demolition or reconstruction of buildings or other civil engineering structures) |
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| byggeforskrift |
building regulation |
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