town planningnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌtaʊn ˈplæn.ɪŋ/us/ˌtaʊn ˈplæn.ɪŋ/the planning of the way in which towns and cities are built in order to make them pleasant to live in:
He studied town planning at college.
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UK politics: local government & politics
- alderman
- authority
- borough
- canton
- city council
- city fathers
- city hall
- councilman
- councilwoman
- county borough
- county council
- development area
- municipality
- parish council
- parochial
- prefecture
- principal area
- shire
- South Yorkshire
- town meeting
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Civil engineering in general
town planner
noun [ C ] ukus
The town planners made a real mess of the riverside area during the 1960s.