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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Emma Avery and Leah Karlberg, urban planners based in Vancouver, use the term placemaking to describe community efforts to improve a place, such as transforming public spaces into social hubs.
—Marissa Conrad, Bon Appétit, 16 Oct. 2024
This is where developers work closely with architects, urban planners and community stakeholders to create a blueprint that not only meets investor objectives but also contributes positively to the local area.
—Meyer Orbach, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Keyes, an urban planner and architect by training, and Zmarlak evolved the collection again in 2016, this time to KZ_K Studio.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
For years, scientists and urban planners have warned that rising sea levels and worsening tropical cyclones have made storms a bigger threat to the coastal Tampa Bay area, which includes the cities of Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg.
—Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2024
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Marissa Conrad, Bon Appétit, 16 Oct. 2024
This is where developers work closely with architects, urban planners and community stakeholders to create a blueprint that not only meets investor objectives but also contributes positively to the local area.
—Meyer Orbach, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Keyes, an urban planner and architect by training, and Zmarlak evolved the collection again in 2016, this time to KZ_K Studio.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
For years, scientists and urban planners have warned that rising sea levels and worsening tropical cyclones have made storms a bigger threat to the coastal Tampa Bay area, which includes the cities of Tampa, Clearwater and St. Petersburg.
—Chelsea Harvey, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Urban planner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban%20planner. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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