urbanismn.
/ˈəːbənɪz(ə)m/, /ˈəːbn̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈərbəˌnɪz(ə)m/ Urban life or character. Also: urban development and planning.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting a type of place > [noun] > the town
town living1708
urbanism1884
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun] > urban character or life
urbanityc1550
townliness1819
towniness1862
urbanism1884
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun] > town-planning or development
development1874
urbanism1884
town planning1906
city planning1907
urban planning1907
redevelopment1908
housing development1912
structure planning1969
1884 Times 1 Aug. 2/4 The Board of Trade has sat for months studying the ‘urbanism’ of all great towns.
1929 Times 16 July 17/6 In all the opening speeches..the newly coined word ‘urbanism’ was prominent. It denotes town-planning, [etc.].
1934 A. Huxley Beyond Mexique Bay 258 Many primitive virtues are obviously incompatible with urbanism and industrialism.
1977 Ecologist 7 52/3 The dynamic of urbanism as we know it makes inevitable the syndrome of violence, alienation, high crime rates and delinquency that we associate with our cities.
2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 22 Apr. iii. 19/5 The project's design is a mix of European urbanism and outdoor suburban lifestyle malls.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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