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urbanisme

urban planning

noun yr-bah-NEEZM Rare
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Usage Note

Urbanisme covers the discipline and practice of designing and regulating cities, from zoning laws to public transport. A practitioner is an urbaniste. The field overlaps with aménagement du territoire (territorial planning) in French administrative language. It became a formal academic discipline in France in the early 20th century.

Examples

"L'urbanisme de cette ville est bien pensé."

Natural Translation

The urban planning of this city is well thought out.

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