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urbanism

urbanism

1 5.6
A way of living and behaving that is common in cities
  • noun
  • /ˈɜrbənɪzəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : urbanismo
  • Urbanism influences everything from public transportation to community events in metropolitan areas.
  • urbanism and pastoralism
  • urbanism and environmental adaptation
  • urbanism and capitalism

They are true in art, in urbanism, in everything that speaks of life.

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Examples

  • Instead, she argues that the inherent creativity of urbanism fostered the innovations that spawned (and continually reinvent) agriculture.

    Blog text (28)
  • His second book, "True Urbanism: Living In and Near the Center," was recently released.

    Blog text (17)
  • These questions are all about nature, about technology, about culture, and somehow they are also about urbanism and global age.

  • The focus points of The Pop-Up City include urban culture, lifestyle, technology, urbanism, architecture, and marketing.

    Blog text (17)
  • The census of 1860 shows that the Irish tendency toward urbanism was increasing.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The difference between his urbanism and the urbanism of his mentor Le Corbusier, Gehry has explained, is a matter of tone.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In this 1958 essay, in the guise of a travel piece, Jackson explored European urbanism as well as landscape and history, national cultures, and the impact of the Soviet Union on Eastern Europe.

    Academic text (1998)
  • According to most anthropologists, both urbanism and capitalism diminished the significance of baptismal kinship in early modern and modern Europe.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Thus, in Nordau's equation, substance abuse and the pressures of urbanism are elevated from the sphere of social concerns to the arenas of national decline and medical crisis.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The rapid growth of urbanism has transformed the way people live and interact in cities.

Synonyms

urban living
vsurbanism
1 3.2

Life in a city with a fast pace, many people, and many shops and services

emphasizes cultural features and social patterns as well as lifestyle
urban culture
vsurbanism
1 3.9

Customs and ways of life in cities, like fashion and music

is broader covering general social patterns and everyday lifestyle

Antonyms

A simple life in the countryside near nature and fresh air

8.2

Support for country life and values over city life

How Urban

urbanism
  • Specialized
1 5.6
ruralism
7.7

Surface Forms

urbanism singular
urbanisms plural

Morphology

urbanism = urban (transparent) = urban + ism

The sense describes characteristics and ways of life associated with cities and is directly derived from 'urban' + '-ism'.

Etymology

The word urbanism comes from the Latin root urb, from urbs, meaning 'city', and you can see the same root in urban and suburb. It describes the habits and style of people who live in cities, so the origin helps you remember it is about 'city life'.