noun
built environment
Technical term in architecture, urban planning, and related fields referring to human-made surroundings that provide the setting for human activity.
構築環境は、人々の生活の質に大きな影響を与える。
The built environment has a significant impact on people's quality of life.
Compound of 構築 (construction, building) and 環境 (environment). Likely a calque from English 'built environment'.