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URBAN PLANNING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community
Synonyms:
city planning; town planning; urban planning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("urban planning" is a kind of...):
planning (the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise)
Meronyms (members of "urban planning"):
zoning (dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("urban planning" is a kind of...):
architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)
