Agency Dictionary

Urbanism

nounPronunciation: /ˈɜː.bən.ɪ.zəm/

In Portuguese: Urbanismo

What does “Urbanism” mean?

The study, discipline, and design practice of planning, organizing, and developing cities and human settlements.

Etymology

From urban (from Latin urbanus, 'of a city,' from urbs, 'city') plus the suffix -ism. The word names the study and practice of planning, organizing, and designing cities and human settlements.

Usage note

Urbanism as a design discipline is distinct from urbanization (the process by which populations move to cities) and from urban studies (the broader social-science field).

Word family

urban
urbanist
urbanize
urbanization

Usage examples

At the age of 18, I entered the Architecture and Urbanism program at UNILA, which is bilingual.

Concepts

Source editions

Where this entry comes from in the Agency editorial.

Creative.6 - Suelen VianaJuly 10, 2023Read the edition

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