Relating to towns and town planning

built-up (adjective)

a built-up area has many buildings in it

near the middle of a city or area, and therefore very convenient

legal an official document that creates a city, university, private corporation, etc. and describes its purpose and its legal rights

charter (verb)

legal to create a city, private corporation, university, etc. by giving it a charter

citified (adjective)

showing disapproval relating to the behavior or attitudes of people who live in cities. This word shows that you dislike attitudes or behavior like this.

city (noun)

the political, legal, and administrative institutions of a city

city planning (noun)

American the job of deciding what roads, buildings, services, etc. a city needs

cityscape (noun)

the way that a city looks, or a particular view of a city

citywide (adjective)

involving the whole of a city

civic (adjective)

relating to a town or city, especially to its government and public activities

civic (adjective)

relating to the people who live in a town or city or the duties and responsibilities that they have as citizens

civilization (noun)

often humorous a place such as a large city where you have the modern things that make life easy

crosstown (adjective)

American going across a town

crosstown (adjective)

American from the other side of a town

downtown (adjective)

in or near the center of a town or city, especially the business or shopping areas

found (verb)

to start building a new town, or forming a new community

ghettoize (verb)

to turn an area into a ghetto

imbyism (noun)

an attitude of welcoming development in the area where you live, for example being willing to have new homes built. The opposite attitude, of opposing development in your own area is called nimbyism.

inner (adjective)

close to the center of a city

metropolitan (adjective)

belonging to a big city, or typical of big cities

municipal (adjective)

belonging to or relating to a place that has its own local government

nimby (noun)

informal not in my back yard: used about someone who does not want something such as a new building or new road built near to where they live

nimbyism (noun)

informal opposition from local people to something such as a new building or new road being built near to where they live

not in my backyard ()

used for describing people’s reaction to an official plan, when they support the idea but do not want it to happen in the area where they live. People with this attitude are sometimes called nimbys.

out-of-town (adjective)

happening in another town or city

out-of-town (adjective)

coming from another town or area

overdeveloped (adjective)

with too many buildings

overspill (noun)

mainly British overflow

pedestrianize (verb)

to make a street into an area where vehicles are not allowed

planner (noun)

someone whose job is to plan the way that towns, cities, and other areas will grow and develop

planning (noun)

mainly British the control of building and development in towns, cities, and other areas, especially by local government

public works (noun)

building projects such as schools, roads, and railroads that are built and paid for by the government

redistricting (noun)

American the process of changing the number, size, or shape of districts in a state, city, etc. usually because of new information about the number of people living there

rehab (verb)

to return a building or area of a city to good condition so that it can be used again

residential (adjective)

a residential area is one in which most of the buildings are houses

small-town (adjective)

connected with a small town, not a big city

town (noun)

life in a town compared with life in the countryside

town planning (noun)

British urban planning

undeveloped (adjective)

undeveloped land has not been used for building or industry

uptown (adverb)

American in or toward the areas of a city that are farthest away from the center

urban (adjective)

relating to towns and cities, or happening there

urbanization (noun)

the process by which towns and cities grow bigger and more and more people go to live in them

urbanized (adjective)

living in a town or city after living in the countryside

urbanized (adjective)

changed into towns and cities after being countryside

urban planning (noun)

American the planning and designing of buildings, roads, and services in a town

urban renewal (noun)

the process of making areas of a city more attractive and rich by creating new buildings and parks, more business activity, etc.

zonal (adjective)

relating to zones, or divided into zones

zone (verb)

to officially make land available for a particular use

zoning (noun)

the process of officially making land available for a particular use

Synonyms and antonyms of Relating to towns and town planning in American Thesaurus