town planning
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of town planning
First recorded in 1900–05
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"A combination of this rugged terrain, coupled with poor infrastructure, are factors to the flooding problem the city is experiencing," says Hope Magidimisha-Chipungu, an expert on town planning from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2022
Many Futaba residents were forced to give up their land for the building of a storage area for radioactive waste, and Fukushima Daiichi’s uncertain outlook during its decades-long cleanup makes town planning difficult.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
The federal government built Greenbelt, Md., for three reasons: to put people to work, to provide affordable housing and to be an experiment in modern town planning.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2021
Jen Potter is a chartered planning consultant, and has been working in town planning in Manchester for nearly 12 years.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2021
“Yeah. The whole town planning a parade,” said Nero.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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