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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Henry Evelyn Pierrepont, a wealthy developer and urban planner, wanted something similar for New York.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
On the other side is Ralph Rosado, 52, an urban planner whose candidacy is backed by Commissioner Joe Carollo’s political committee, which has been funding anti-Regalado ads.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Why This Matters California's water management policies have long been a flashpoint between environmentalists, agricultural interests and urban planners.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
City, for example, a Canadian startup and DMZ alumni that helps real estate developers and urban planners make faster, more informed decisions through geospatial data and 3D mapping tools.
—Abdullah Snobar, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
On the other side is Ralph Rosado, 52, an urban planner whose candidacy is backed by Commissioner Joe Carollo’s political committee, which has been funding anti-Regalado ads.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Why This Matters California's water management policies have long been a flashpoint between environmentalists, agricultural interests and urban planners.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
City, for example, a Canadian startup and DMZ alumni that helps real estate developers and urban planners make faster, more informed decisions through geospatial data and 3D mapping tools.
—Abdullah Snobar, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Urban planner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urban%20planner. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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