Urbanism
/ˈɜː(ɹ)bənɪzəm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The study of cities, their geographic, economic, political, social, and cultural environment. countable, uncountable
- 2 The culture or way of life of people who live in cities. countable, uncountable
- 3 Urbanization. countable, uncountable
- 4 Urban planning. countable, uncountable
"Simultaneously there has been a growing disenchantment with the conventional face of urban design as it is practiced in the West, alongside demands for a new and emerging urbanism that is responsive to the everyday life of the city: […]"
Synonyms
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More examples"Simultaneously there has been a growing disenchantment with the conventional face of urban design as it is practiced in the West, alongside demands for a new and emerging urbanism that is responsive to the everyday life of the city: […]"
Etymology
From urban + -ism.