| Spanish | English |
| ayuda al desarrollo | development aid The economic assistance or other types of support provided to developing countries to promote or encourage advancement in living standards, institutions, infrastructure, agricultural practices and other aspects of an economy, and to resolve problems typically associated with developing countries |
| Comisión Centroamericana del Medio Ambiente y del Desarrollo | Central American Environment and Development Committee |
| cooperación al desarrollo | development co-operation |
| desarrollo ambiental | environmental development |
| desarrollo ambiental | environmental development The growth, progress or advancement in matters of ecological concern |
| desarrollo biológico | biological development |
| desarrollo biológico | biological development The action of growing of living organisms |
| desarrollo biológico nocivo | harmful biological growth |
| desarrollo de cuencas fluviales | river basin development |
| desarrollo de cuencas fluviales | river basin development Any growth, maturation or change in an area of land drained by a river and its tributaries |
| desarrollo de programas | software development |
| desarrollo de programas | software development No definition needed |
| desarrollo de recursos hídricos | water resources development |
| desarrollo de riberas | waterside development |
| desarrollo de riberas | waterside development Any physical extension of, or changes to, the uses of land in waterfront areas |
| desarrollo de zonas costeras | coastal development |
| desarrollo de zonas costeras | coastal development Concentration of human settlements, infrastructures and economical activities along the coasts, being these areas very favourable for trade, communication and marine resources exploitation; the impact of the accelerated population growth and of the industrial and touristic development in these areas has caused the disruption of the ecological integrity of the coastal zones |
| desarrollo demográfico | demographic development |
| desarrollo demográfico | demographic development Growth in the number of individuals of a population |
| desarrollo ecológico | ecodevelopment |
| desarrollo ecológico | ecologically-targeted development |
| desarrollo ecológico | ecodevelopment 1. Conservative development based on long term optimization of biosphere resources. 2. An approach to development through rational use of natural resources by means of appropriate technology and system of production which take into account and provide for the conservation of nature |
| desarrollo económico | economic development The state of nations and the historical processes of change experienced by them, the extent to which the resources of a nation are brought into productive use; the concept of development subsumes associated social, cultural and political changes as well as welfare measures |
| desarrollo tecnológico | technological development |
| desarrollo tecnológico | technological development No definition needed |
| desarrollo urbano | urban development Any physical extension of, or changes to, the uses of land in metropolitan areas, often involving subdivision into zones; construction or modification of buildings, roads, utilities and other facilities; removal of trees and other obstructions; and population growth and related economic, social and political changes |
| desarrollo urbano planificado | planned urban development |
| desarrollo urbano planificado | planned urban development Any physical extension of, or changes to, the uses of land in metropolitan areas following certain preparations or designs |
| desarrollo y planificación urbana | urban planning and development |
| desarrollo y planificación urbana | urban planning and development The activity or process of preparing for the future arrangement and condition of an urban center, particularly the development of its physical lay-out, which would include the construction, reconstruction, conversion, alteration or enlargement of buildings and other structures, and the extension or use of undeveloped land |
| Desarrollo Ártico | Arctic Development |
| documento de desarrollo urbano | urban development document A written or printed text furnishing proposals or procedures for the improvement of living conditions, especially housing, for the inhabitants of a city or densely populated area |
| estado de desarrollo | status of development The extent to which a society promotes human well-being in all dimensions of existence by forming people's capabilities, expanding choices and increasing opportunities |
| estrategia de desarrollo hipocarbónica | low-emission development strategy |
| estrategia de desarrollo hipocarbónica | low-carbon development strategy |
| Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo del Tercer Mundo | Environmental Development in the Third World ENDA |
| modelo de desarrollo | development model |
| modelo de desarrollo | development pattern |
| modelo de desarrollo | development pattern The combination of qualities, structures, acts and tendencies characterizing the economic and social growth of a community or human group |
| modelo de desarrollo | development model A description, representation, or conception of the economic advancement process of a region or people |
| planes de desarrollo | development plan |
| planes de desarrollo | development plan The statement of local planning policies that each local planning authority is required by statute to maintain, and which can only be made or altered by following the procedures prescribed for that purpose, which include obligations to consult widely and to hold a public local inquiry into objections. The development plan includes: 1. the structure plan for the area (normally prepared by the country council); 2. an area-wide development plan for each district council area |
| recorrido de desarrollo | development path |
| tendencias de desarrollo y estílos de vida | development pattern |
| vía de desarrollo | development pathway |
| vía de desarrollo | development path |
| área de desarrollo | development area |
| área de desarrollo | development area Area which has been given special help from a government to encourage business and factories to be set up there |
