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Meaning of Urbanism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɜː(ɹ)bənɪzəm

Definitions

  1. The study of cities, their geographic, economic, political, social, and cultural environment.
  2. The culture or way of life of people who live in cities.
  3. Urbanization.
  4. Urban planning.

Equivalents

Examples

“Simultaneously there has been a growing disenchantment with the conventional face of urban design as it is practiced in the West, alongside demands for a new and emerging urbanism that is responsive to the everyday life of the city: […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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