urbanism

[ ur-buh-niz-uhm ]

noun

1. the way of life of people who live in a large city.
2. urbanization.
3. city planning.

urbanism

/ ˈɜːbəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. 1. the character of city life
   2. the study of this
2. a less common term for urbanization See urbanization

Word History and Origins

Origin of urbanism¹

1885–90; urban + -ism, modeled on French urbanisme

Example Sentences

The team's work provides an "immense contribution to the study of medieval urbanism in Central Asia", he wrote in a commentary on Nature.

From BBC

As Dave Olverson wrote in the Southern Urbanism Quarterly article “The Death of the Neighborhood Grocery Store,” most cities around the U.S. have made getting zoning approval for certain small commercial buildings nearly impossible in residential neighborhoods.

From Salon

“We’re talking about urbanism,” says co-author Fernando Mejía, an archaeologist at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador.

From Science Magazine

The 54-year-old Enrigue, who grew up in Mexico City, believes that early meeting between Europe and the Americas changed the trajectory of global commerce, urbanism, industry and much else besides.

From New York Times

Basketball is the sport of forward-thinking urbanism, a game of grace and fluidity where divides of race and gender are confronted and reconciled: The Sonics modeled Black Seattle’s fight for socioeconomic inclusion, while the Storm galvanized underrepresented women and LGBTQ+ fans.

From Seattle Times