city planning

city planning
,city `planning noun uncount AMERICAN
the job of deciding what roads, buildings, services, etc. a city needs
╾ ,city `planner noun count

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • city planning — noun (U) AmE the study of the way cities work, so that roads, houses, services etc an be provided effectively; town planning BrE …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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