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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That prospect can be attractive to employers and urban planners.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
The restoration is a yearslong process, one that involves a fleet of laborers and specialists: stonemasons, carpenters, structural engineers, architects, urban planners.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Chapman, a longtime urban planner who previously served as the director of Small Business and Community Development for the city, was chosen after Arulampalam said his name came up over and over again in conversations with small business owners.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2024
For those unfamiliar with Moses, the famed New York urban planner arguably had a greater impact on the future of the largest city in America than any other person in history.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 May 2024
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Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
The restoration is a yearslong process, one that involves a fleet of laborers and specialists: stonemasons, carpenters, structural engineers, architects, urban planners.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Chapman, a longtime urban planner who previously served as the director of Small Business and Community Development for the city, was chosen after Arulampalam said his name came up over and over again in conversations with small business owners.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2024
For those unfamiliar with Moses, the famed New York urban planner arguably had a greater impact on the future of the largest city in America than any other person in history.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 31 May 2024
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“Urban planner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban%20planner. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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