Relating to towns and town planning

relating to land in a town that was previously used for industry and where new buildings can now be built

built-up (adjective)

a built-up area has a lot of buildings in it

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

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

charter (verb)

legal to create a city, organization, university etc by giving it a charter

city (noun)

the political, legal, and administrative institutions of a city

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)

mainly American in or near the centre of a town or city, especially the business or shopping areas

found (verb)

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

ghettoise ()

a British spelling of ghettoize

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 centre 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)

built in the countryside outside a town or city, but intended to be used by the people who live in that town or city

overdeveloped (adjective)

with too many buildings

overspill (noun)

the people who begin to live and work in places just outside a crowded city, making it bigger

pedestrianise ()

a British spelling of pedestrianize

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)

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

preservation order (noun)

British an official order that something such as a building or an area must be preserved, and kept in good condition

public works (noun)

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

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

undeveloped (adjective)

undeveloped land has not been used for building or industry

uptown (adverb)

American in or towards the areas of a city that are furthest away from the centre

urban (adjective)

relating to towns and cities, or happening there

urbanisation ()

a British spelling of urbanization

urbanised ()

a British spelling of urbanized

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 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 British Thesaurus