urbanology

[ ur-buh-nol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the study of urban problems, especially as a social science.

Other Words From

• urban·olo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of urbanology¹

First recorded in 1960–65; urban + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

By the time I was finished with the cab I could have passed a viva in urbanology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, Spanish-Caribbean history, New York City history, Marxist theory, cultural studies… If there was an academic discipline called The Street, I would have passed a viva on that as well.

From BBC

Just as the word urbanology is a cross between Latin and Greek, the science�or is it an art?�is a melange of many disciplines.

From Time Magazine Archive