<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/schema/zthes-1.0.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>168</termId><termName>Conurbation</termName><termType>PT</termType><termLanguage>en-EN</termLanguage><termVocabulary>D4RUNOFF</termVocabulary>	<termStatus>active</termStatus>	<termApproval>approved</termApproval>	<termSortkey>Conurbation</termSortkey><termNote label="Scope"><![CDATA[ <p>EEA</p> ]]></termNote><termNote label="Definition"><![CDATA[ <p>1) A large densely populated urban sprawl formed by the growth and coalescence of individual towns or cities. 2) Large area covered with buildings (houses or factories or public building, etc.) 3) A large area occupied by urban development, which may contain isolated rural areas, and formed by the merging together of expanding towns that formerly were separate. (Source: CED / PHC / ALL) </p> ]]></termNote><termNote label="Definition"><![CDATA[ <p>1) A large densely populated urban sprawl formed by the growth and coalescence of individual towns or cities. 2) Large area covered with buildings (houses or factories or public building, etc.) 3) A large area occupied by urban development, which may contain isolated rural areas, and formed by the merging together of expanding towns that formerly were separate. (Source: CED / PHC / ALL) </p> ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>Conurbation</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>139</termId><termName>Urban area</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>174</termId><termName>City</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>