urban planning

American  

[ur-buhn plan-ing] / ˈɜr bən ˈplæn ɪŋ /

noun

1. the study and process of planning and designing the infrastructure, layout, and buildings of cities and towns.

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urban planning

Still, to many in Moscow, the vote on the statue underscores the extent to which civic life has been relegated to matters of urban planning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The judgment challenges decades of Indian urban planning, where progress has often been measured in kilometres of expressways, flyovers and elevated corridors.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

“The evidence is telling us this program is lacking its reason to exist,” said Kirk McClure, an emeritus professor of urban planning at the University of Kansas and a leading critic of the tax credit.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

Georgia Gemenetzi, an associate professor of urban planning at the University of Thessaly in central Greece says "there are positive and negative aspects" to this project, "which aims to boost economic growth".

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

They had decided to major in urban planning and hoped to eventually get a job designing or improving public transit systems.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

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