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When Oscar Niemeyer died on December 5, 2012, ten days before his 105th birthday, he was universally regarded as the very last of the twentieth century's major architectural masters, an astonishing survivor whose most famous accomplishment, Brasilia, was the climactic episode of utopian High Modern urbanism.
Martin Filler

Meaning of "urbanism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF URBANISM

urbanism  [ˈɜːbəˌnɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF URBANISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Urbanism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES URBANISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

urbanism

Urbanism

Urbanism is the characteristic way of interaction of inhabitants of towns and cities with the built environment or - in other words - the character of urban life, organization, problems, etc., as well as the study of that character, or of the physical needs of urban societies, or city planning. Urbanism is also movement of the population to the urban areas or its concentration in them.

Definition of urbanism in the English dictionary

The definition of urbanism in the dictionary is the character of city life. Other definition of urbanism is the study of this.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH URBANISM


Anglicanism
ˈæŋɡlɪkəˌnɪzəm
antagonism
ænˈtæɡəˌnɪzəm
creationism
kriːˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm
exhibitionism
ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃəˌnɪzəm
expansionism
ɪkˈspænʃəˌnɪzəm
expressionism
ɪkˈsprɛʃəˌnɪzəm
hedonism
ˈhiːdəˌnɪzəm
humanism
ˈhjuːməˌnɪzəm
humanitarianism
hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm
impressionism
ɪmˈprɛʃəˌnɪzəm
isolationism
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm
mechanism
ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm
microorganism
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm
modernism
ˈmɒdəˌnɪzəm
organism
ˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm
reductionism
rɪˈdʌkʃəˌnɪzəm
Satanism
ˈseɪtəˌnɪzəm
shamanism
ˈʃæməˌnɪzəm
vegetarianism
ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm
Zionism
ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE URBANISM

urban planning
urban renewal
urban sprawl
urban studies
Urban VI
Urban VIII
urbane
urbanely
urbaneness
urbanise
urbanist
urbanistic
urbanistically
urbanite
urbanities
urbanity
urbanization
urbanize
urbanologist
urbanology

WORDS THAT END LIKE URBANISM

authoritarianism
Confucianism
coping mechanism
defence mechanism
equestrianism
Exchange Rate Mechanism
feminism
hooliganism
lesbianism
libertarianism
Lutheranism
New Urbanism
paganism
Pan-Africanism
safety mechanism
support mechanism
totalitarianism
unitarianism
utopianism
veganism
volcanism

Synonyms and antonyms of urbanism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «urbanism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF URBANISM

Find out the translation of urbanism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of urbanism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «urbanism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

城市规划
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

urbanismo
570 millions of speakers

English

urbanism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शहरीकरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العمران
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

урбанизм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

urbanismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

urbanism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

urbanisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Urbanisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Urbanismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

都市生活
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도시 생활
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Urbanisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đô thị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

urbanism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शहरीकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Şehircilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

urbanistica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

urbanistyki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

урбанізм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

urbanism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολεοδομία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

urbanism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

urbanism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

urbanisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of urbanism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «URBANISM»

The term «urbanism» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.737 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «URBANISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «urbanism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «urbanism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about urbanism

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4 QUOTES WITH «URBANISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word urbanism.
1
Martin Filler
When Oscar Niemeyer died on December 5, 2012, ten days before his 105th birthday, he was universally regarded as the very last of the twentieth century's major architectural masters, an astonishing survivor whose most famous accomplishment, Brasilia, was the climactic episode of utopian High Modern urbanism.
2
Leon Krier
I grew up in a small town that was absolutely a perfect embodiment of new urbanism.
3
Alex Steffen
The biggest thing growing cities need to do is minimize barriers to development so that as long as someone is doing good urbanism, they can get permitted quickly and get building quickly.
4
Rirkrit Tiravanija
I guess I've always been quite interested in the Situationists' ideas about urbanism and spectacle and how we move through life.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «URBANISM»

Discover the use of urbanism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to urbanism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Landscape Urbanism Reader
Charles Waldheim has assembled the definitive collection of essays by many of the field's top practitioners - capturing the origins, the contemporary milieu, and the aspirations of this relatively new field.
Charles Waldheim, 2006
2
Ecological urbanism
With the aim of projecting alternative and sustainable forms of urbanism, the book asks: What are the key principles of an ecological urbanism?
Mohsen Mostafavi, Gareth Doherty, 2010
3
Green Urbanism: Learning From European Cities
The book draws from the extensive European experience, examining the progress and policies of twenty-five of the most innovative cities in eleven European countries, which Beatley researched and observed in depth during a year-long stay in ...
Timothy Beatley, 2012
4
Postmodern Urbanism
A comprehensive guide to the scope of contemporary urban design theory in Europe and the USA.
Nan Ellin, 1999
5
Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design With Nature
. This book is a strategic call for leadership in the design and development of the places where Americans live, work, and play." —From the Preface Written by the chair of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED for Neighborhood ...
Douglas Farr, 2012
6
Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change
In this groundbreaking new work, he shows how such regionally scaled urbanism can be combined with green technology to achieve not only needed reductions in carbon emissions but other critical economies and lifestyle benefits.
Peter Calthorpe, 2010
7
Magical Urbanism: Latinos Reinvent the US City
The author of "Ecology of Fear" now focuses on the great drama of how Latinosare attempting to translate their urban demographic ascendancy into effectivesocial power. New in paperback.
Mike Davis, 2001
8
Integral Urbanism
"'Integral Urbanism' is an ambitious and forward-looking theory of urbanism intended for planners and architects looking for new models to improve the quality of urban life.
Nan Ellin, 2006
9
The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream
In The Option of Urbanism visionary developer and strategist Christopher B. Leinberger explains why government policies have tilted the playing field toward one form of development over the last sixty years: the drivable suburb.
Christopher B. Leinberger, 2010
10
Urbanism: PhD. Research 2008-2012
This book is a collection of recent PhD papers from the Department of Urbanism, TU Delft. Urbanism is the academic discipline concerned with understanding the spatial organisation and dynamics of urban areas.
F. D. Van Der Hoeven, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «URBANISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term urbanism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nonprofit begins 'new urbanism' master plan for Graniteville
Horse Creek Trust's vision is similar to redevelopment efforts in North Augusta's Hammonds Ferry neighborhood, a planned “new urbanism” concept that ... «The Augusta Chronicle, May 15»
2
The future of urbanism according to the 27-year-old mayor of Ithaca
He believes that environmentalism implies urbanism and vice versa. As mayor he oversaw rezoning efforts to attract more and higher development downtown. «Washington Post, Feb 15»
3
With Porches And Parks, A Texas Community Aims For Urban Utopia
Mueller is the product of the "new-urbanism" concept: the idea that a built environment can create meaningful community. Planners minimize the supremacy of ... «NPR, Feb 15»
4
Moments in Fast Food Urbanism: First Taco Bell may be demolished
Not because Taco Bell is inherently newsworthy, but because fast food spots are arguably Downey's local urbanism icons. The city in southeast Los Angeles ... «Archinect, Jan 15»
5
MoMA presents tactical urbanism projects for six expanding …
as the culmination of a 14-month projective design initiative, the museum of modern art in new york in collaboration with the museum of applied arts (MAK) in ... «Designboom, Nov 14»
6
Rotterdam Named Europe's Best City By The Academy Of Urbanism
The Dutch city of Rotterdam, often referred to as a hotbed of architectural activity, has been named as the best city in Europe by The Academy of Urbanism at the ... «ArchDaily, Nov 14»
7
Ten little cities near DC with awesome urbanism
Central cities are booming all over the US as Americans rediscover the benefits of walkable urbanism. But the boom isn't confined to only big cities. Smaller ... «Greater Greater Washington, Nov 14»
8
shift architecture urbanism breaks ground on C-city in the netherlands
construction on the arts district 'C-city', developed by shift architecture urbanism, has started in kerkrade. two public facilities will be erected alongside the ... «Designboom, Oct 14»
9
Opportunity Urbanism op-ed in the Chronicle
I'm not thrilled with the headline they chose – since our topic is Opportunity Urbanism, not economic diversity – but the subhead is good. You can also check out ... «Chron.com, Oct 14»
10
'Infra Eco Logi Urbanism': Urban design exhibit at Yale School of …
The Detroit-Windsor Crossing is part of “Infra Eco Logi Urbanism,” which opened Aug. 25, at the Yale School of Architecture, 180 York St., New Haven. Michel ... «New Haven Register, Aug 14»

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