Usage Note
Urbanisme covers the discipline and practice of designing and regulating cities, from zoning laws to public transport. A practitioner is an urbaniste. The field overlaps with aménagement du territoire (territorial planning) in French administrative language. It became a formal academic discipline in France in the early 20th century.
Examples
"L'urbanisme de cette ville est bien pensé."
Natural Translation
The urban planning of this city is well thought out.
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