Urbanism

Urbanism is the study and practice of creating humane communities for living, work, and play.

See urban planning.

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Urbanism is the defense and promotion of urban expansionism and the domination of urban lands over non-urban lands, such as the suburban and rural lands. Urbanism is also the belief that urban people are superior in culture than suburban and rural people. Urbanism is often associated with international capitalism, for it is urban centers that are the bases of international capitalism, such as New York City, London, Tokyo, and Bombay.