Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A specialist in the study and planning of cities.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An adherent of Pope Urban VI., in opposition to whom a faction set up Clement VII. in 1378, thus beginning the great schism.
- noun A member of a branch of the Clarisses following a mitigated rule. See
Clarisse .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who
studies cities and theirgrowth . - noun An
urban planner .
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Examples
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A fundraising pitch for an "urbanist" group would be a major no no.
Port Director Apologizes for Distributing NRA Video « PubliCola 2010
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That's why real estate prices for single family homes in so called "urbanist" communities like Bethesda and Chevy Chase, with their sidewalks and pedestrians and down-town mainstreets where people walk are so cheap.
Tyler on Tyson's, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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That's why real estate prices for single family homes in so called "urbanist" communities like Bethesda and Chevy Chase, with their sidewalks and pedestrians and down-town mainstreets where people walk are so cheap.
Tyler on Tyson's, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Santee, who calls himself an "urbanist," isn't sure how many more ballparks he'll create.
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This gift honors not only the rising tide of urbanist ideas, but also the spirit of implementation.
Charles R. Wolfe: Rethinking the Essence of Urbanism Charles R. Wolfe 2011
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This gift honors not only the rising tide of urbanist ideas, but also the spirit of implementation.
Charles R. Wolfe: Rethinking the Essence of Urbanism Charles R. Wolfe 2011
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This gift honors not only the rising tide of urbanist ideas, but also the spirit of implementation.
Charles R. Wolfe: Rethinking the Essence of Urbanism Charles R. Wolfe 2011
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Lincoln Park location for Capital Bikeshare nixed; commence urbanist outrage (GGW)
DeMorning DeBonis: Oct. 1, 2010 Mike DeBonis 2010
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This gift honors not only the rising tide of urbanist ideas, but also the spirit of implementation.
Charles R. Wolfe: Rethinking the Essence of Urbanism Charles R. Wolfe 2011
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This gift honors not only the rising tide of urbanist ideas, but also the spirit of implementation.
Charles R. Wolfe: Rethinking the Essence of Urbanism Charles R. Wolfe 2011
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