urbanism
/ˈɜː(ɹ)bənɪzəm/
urbanism noun: the study of cities, their geographic, economic, political, social, and cultural environment.
Noun
urbanism (countable and uncountable, plural urbanisms)
- The study of cities, their geographic, economic, political, social, and cultural environment.
- The culture or way of life of people who live in cities.
- Synonyms:
- urbiculture
- Urbanization.
- Urban planning.
- 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: […]2008, Diego Ramirez-Lovering, Opportunistic Urbanism, RMIT Publishing, →ISBN, page 125
urbanism meaning in Malay
urbanism in Malay
- study of cities
- urbanisme
- culture of people who live in cities
- urbanisme
Synonyms of urbanism
Forms of urbanism
| plural | urbanisms |
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Origin of urbanism
From urban + -ism.
Words formed from urbanism
Questions about urbanism
- What does urbanism mean?
- Urbanism means the study of cities, their geographic, economic, political, social, and cultural environment.
- What is urbanism in Malay?
- Urbanism in Malay is urbanisme. See Urbanism meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is urbanism?
- Urbanism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce urbanism?
- Urbanism is pronounced /ˈɜː(ɹ)bənɪzəm/.
- What is the plural of urbanism?
- The plural of urbanism is urbanisms.
Words near urbanism in the dictionary
Source and license
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