Urban studies and planning terminology
Reference list · 2L, 85T
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- Urban studies · 4L
- Urban planning · 58L, 130T
- Terminology · 74L, 10T
Sub-lists
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- Civic centers · 1L, 2T
- Satellite cities · 1L, 12T
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- Boomtown · 3L · Community with sudden economic & population growth
- Unincorporated area · 4L · Region of land not governed by own local government
- Shopping mall · 11L · Large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores
- Shopping center · 5L · Complex of shops, usually under one roof
- Infill · 4L · Rededication of land in an urban environment to new construction
- Pocket park · 5L · Small park accessible to the public
- Mahallah · 6L · Country subdivision or neighbourhood in parts of the Arab world, Balkans, Western and South Asia
- Transport corridor · 5L · Topic
- Wildlife corridor · 11L · Connecting wild territories for animals
- Greenway (landscape) · 11L · long piece of land, where vegetation and slow travel are encouraged
- Megacity · 9L · very large city with a total population in excess of ten million people
- Megalopolis · 6L · extensive urban agglomeration of multiple large cities to form something larger than a metropolis
- Edge city · 6L · new unstructured settlement created near a major city
- Civic center · 7L · prominent land area within a community that is constructed to be its focal point or center
- Exurb · 7L · Area of less density than suburbs
- Skyway · 8L · Elevated type of pedway
- Accessibility · 7L · Design principle
- Residential area · 4L · land use in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas
- Terraced house · 5L · Form of medium-density housing
- Gentrification · 8L · Urban socioeconomic process
- Town square · 11L · Open public spaces in cities or towns, usually rectilinear, surrounded by buildings
- Beautification · 5L · Process of making visual improvements to a town, city, or urban area
- Arcology · 12L · Type of design principles for human habitats
- Impervious surface · 6L · Artificial structures such as pavements covered with water-tight materials
- Smart growth · 6L · Urban planning philosophy
- Ribat · 11L · Small fortification
- Sari-sari store · 9L · Small convenience store in the Philippines
- Setback (land use) · 4L · Required distance in front of a building
- Local community · 5L · Term describing people living in a common location
- Civil Lines · 2L · Topic
- Paifang · 6L · Traditional style of Chinese architectural arched gateway
- Temple tank · 10L · Wells or reservoirs built as part of the temple complex near Indian temples
- Out growth · 5L · Topic
- Satellite city · 6L · Smaller municipality that is adjacent to a larger major city
- Commercial area · 3L · Areas with mostly commercial buildings
- Ecovillage · 6L · Community with the goal of becoming more sustainable
- Walkability · 4L · Measure of pedestrianism in an area
- Heiau · 9L · traditional Hawaiian temple
- Urban open space · 7L · green area planned in an urban location
- Back-to-back house · 9L · form of terraced house
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