urbanism
Americannoun
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the character of city life
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the study of this
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a less common term for urbanization See urbanization
Etymology
Origin of urbanism
Example Sentences
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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
Farrells added that the architect's "enduring commitment to urbanism has helped shape government policy on key built environment issues".
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025
The pandemic and climate change put us solidly in a new era of American urbanism, one that demands big plans to solve big problems.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023
Nobody could see at present that his urbanism sat upon him only as a garment.
From The Well-Beloved by Hardy, Thomas
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