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.
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
Richard Schickel
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For decades, urban planners have envisioned rolling park land that sweeps across the expanse from the Kennedy Center to the Lincoln Memorial, along the western edge of the nation’s capital.
—Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
Debate online points to the fact that many species have both male and female reproductive parts on the same tree and urban planners are not exclusively relying on male-only trees throughout the landscape.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2024
That truism exploded in 2020, when a 39-year-old Silver Lake urban planner stormed the proverbial gates with a candidacy powered by progressives who had previously paid more attention to national politics than to their own backyards.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
Le Corbusier participated in the drafting of the Athens Charter thanks to his role as a major architect and urban planner in the inter-war period.
—Carlos Moreno, Fortune, 7 May 2024
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Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
Debate online points to the fact that many species have both male and female reproductive parts on the same tree and urban planners are not exclusively relying on male-only trees throughout the landscape.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2024
That truism exploded in 2020, when a 39-year-old Silver Lake urban planner stormed the proverbial gates with a candidacy powered by progressives who had previously paid more attention to national politics than to their own backyards.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
Le Corbusier participated in the drafting of the Athens Charter thanks to his role as a major architect and urban planner in the inter-war period.
—Carlos Moreno, Fortune, 7 May 2024
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“Urban planner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban%20planner. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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