city planning

city planning
city planner.
the activity or profession of determining the future physical arrangement and condition of a community, involving an appraisal of the present condition, a forecast of future requirements, a plan for the fulfillment of these requirements, and proposals for constructional, legal, and financial programs to implement the plan. Also called town planning, urbanism, urban planning.
[1910-15]

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