urban planner

noun

: one whose job is to develop comprehensive plans and designs for the use of space within cities, towns, developments, etc.

The intense competition for space among residential, industrial, recreational, agricultural, and transportation interests presents a continual series of problems to the urban planner.

—Thomas Eugene Avery et al.

urban planning noun

Disney threw himself obsessively into the park's design, which anticipated many of the best features of modern urban planning …

—Richard Schickel

Examples of urban planner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By the 1970s, it was restored by celebrated architect and urban planner James Rossant and his wife, cookbook author Collette Rossant. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 July 2025

With the data provided by the Cambridge study, urban planners have an invaluable tool that could transform efforts to reduce heat. —Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025

And what do urban planners have to say about the topic? —Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025

After deadly floods ripped through Texas last week, the state's rules and regulations about housing and construction and summer camps have come under scrutiny by some environmentalists and urban planners. —Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 11 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for urban planner

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