urbanism
noun
ur·ban·ism
ˈər-bə-ˌni-zəm 
1
: the characteristic way of life of city dwellers
2
a
: the study of the physical needs of urban societies
b
3
Examples of urbanism in a Sentence
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Urban development, in the wake of the Athens Charter’s modern urbanism, results in the loss of exchanges through this functional and social separation of our daily lives.
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Carlos Moreno, Fortune, 7 May 2024
The project's website talks about the theory of new urbanism as an inspiration for the city plan.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
Up close, a visitor can hear the individual 5-minute videos by dozens of speakers, including radical ecologist Timothy Morton and Pulitzer Prize-winning architect Kazuyo Sejima on topics ranging from migration to urbanism to air quality.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
The pandemic and climate change put us solidly in a new era of American urbanism, one that demands big plans to solve big problems.
—Benjamin Schneider, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
There are signs that a new awareness of Lincoln Center’s history and its place in New York urbanism will filter into the regular season.
—Curbed, 20 Apr. 2022
But now Smith, 72, has embraced new urbanism, an urban design movement oriented around walkable pathways, housing and retail in close proximity, and accessible public spaces.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
The purpose is to promote biodiversity, re-establish native plants and disrupt urbanism.
—Paige Ney, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Aug. 2023
Information on how Indus Valley civilizations diversified crops: Article: Seeds of urbanism: palaeoethnobotany and the Indus Civilization.
—Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
Carlos Moreno, Fortune, 7 May 2024
The project's website talks about the theory of new urbanism as an inspiration for the city plan.
—Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2024
Up close, a visitor can hear the individual 5-minute videos by dozens of speakers, including radical ecologist Timothy Morton and Pulitzer Prize-winning architect Kazuyo Sejima on topics ranging from migration to urbanism to air quality.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
The pandemic and climate change put us solidly in a new era of American urbanism, one that demands big plans to solve big problems.
—Benjamin Schneider, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2023
There are signs that a new awareness of Lincoln Center’s history and its place in New York urbanism will filter into the regular season.
—Curbed, 20 Apr. 2022
But now Smith, 72, has embraced new urbanism, an urban design movement oriented around walkable pathways, housing and retail in close proximity, and accessible public spaces.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
The purpose is to promote biodiversity, re-establish native plants and disrupt urbanism.
—Paige Ney, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Aug. 2023
Information on how Indus Valley civilizations diversified crops: Article: Seeds of urbanism: palaeoethnobotany and the Indus Civilization.
—Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
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“Urbanism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urbanism. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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