urbanism

[ur-buh-niz-uhm]

noun

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

2. urbanization.

3. city planning.

urbanism

/ ˈɜːbəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. 1. the character of city life

   2. the study of this

2. a less common term for urbanization See urbanization

Word History and Origins

Origin of urbanism¹

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

Example Sentences

Here is Calder’s own family tree, expressed in terms of monumental urbanism.

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Farrells added that the architect's "enduring commitment to urbanism has helped shape government policy on key built environment issues".

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The urban planner Mike Lydon, who coined the term “tactical urbanism” and advises jurisdictions on projects, told me the purpose of such artwork wasn’t necessarily in the final result.

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City planners have long viewed such short-term, low-cost pieces of “tactical urbanism” as a way to help slow traffic and create safer streets.

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But Dario Rodman Alvarez, Pacific Urbanism president, says that his organization’s hybrid scenario, based on building trends across the city, is the most feasible, if those trends persist.

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