Noun
The study of cities, their geographic, economic, political, social, and cultural environment.
Coordinate terms: urban studies, urbanology
The culture or way of life of people who live in cities.
Synonym: urbiculture
Urbanization.
Urban planning.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgI guess I've always been quite interested in the Situationists' ideas about urbanism and spectacle and how we move through life. Rirkrit Tiravanija
The truth be told, the World Trade Center was neither a very good work of architecture nor a very successful piece of urbanism. Its shortcomings were somewhat mitigated by the westward and southward expansion of the World Financial Center and Battery Park City during the 1980s. Martin Filler
A New Theory of Urban Design (1987) coincided with a renewal of interest in urbanism among architects, but stood apart from most other expressions of this by assuming a distinctly anti-masterplanning stance. Source: Internet
“An old city like London has the capacity to adapt and absorb new development without completely losing its identity and DNA,” says Burdett, who was chief adviser on architecture and urbanism for the 2012 Olympics in London. Source: Internet
Around 7th century, both Tiahuanaco and Wari or Huari Empire (600–1200, Central and northern Peru) expanded its influence to all the Andean region, imposing the Huari urbanism and tiahuanaco religious iconography. Source: Internet
As the population continues to grow and urbanize at unprecedented rates, new urbanism and smart growth techniques will create a successful transition into developing environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable cities. Source: Internet