town planning
noun/ˌtaʊn ˈplænɪŋ/
/ˌtaʊn ˈplænɪŋ/
(also planning, North American English also city planning)
[uncountable]- the control of the development of towns and their buildings, roads, etc. so that they can be pleasant and convenient places for people to live in; the subject that studies this
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