urbanism

American  

[ur-buh-niz-uhm] / ˈɜr bəˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. the way of life of people who live in a large city.

2. urbanization.

3. city planning.

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urbanism British  

/ ˈɜːbəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. 1. the character of city life

   2. the study of this

2. a less common term for urbanization See urbanization

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Etymology

Origin of urbanism

1885–90; urban + -ism, modeled on French urbanisme

Example Sentences

He wrote or co-wrote at least 16 books, among them a brilliant monograph on George Howe and his “Paradise Planned: The Garden Suburb and the Modern City,” a massive study of American urbanism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

"These factors promoted the coevolution of urbanism, systemic inequality and patron-client relationships in cities."

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

Reconstruction is likely to be a slow, painstaking process, one that Shelly Culbertson calls "incremental urbanism".

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Faiza Moatasim is an assistant professor in urbanism and urban design at the USC School of Architecture.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Nobody could see at present that his urbanism sat upon him only as a garment.

From The Well-Beloved by Hardy, Thomas