urbanizers
Those developing cities
Urbanizers are people or forces that transform rural or undeveloped areas into cities or urban environments.
The term applies to developers, planners, and policymakers who drive urbanization, but also to broader economic and demographic pressures: Industrialization was among the great urbanizers of the nineteenth century.
Someone who moves from countryside to city might also be called an urbanizer.
Making current again
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- redevelopmentRebuilding an existing area
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
conversion · adaptive reuse · brownfield · infill development · slum clearance · rezoning · displacement · beautification
Increase in scope
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- metropolisLarge important city
- conurbationMerged continuous urban area
boomtowns · demographics · immigration · suburbanization · annexation · densification · rural exodus · megacity
Sectioning areas by use
- land useHow terrain is allocated
- master planOverall strategic framework
- building codesLaws governing structure safety
- ordinancesLocal government rules
regulations · public space · mixed-use · residential areas · commercial districts · planning commission · community development · landscape architecture
Technology-optimized urban environments
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- connectivityState of being linked
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- innovationCreating something original
efficiency · sensors · data-driven · e-governance · renewable energy · green buildings · tech hubs · digital infrastructure
Major intercity roads
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
- water supplyProvisioned H2O delivery system
electric grid · public transport · roads · sanitation · drainage systems · subways · railways · streetlights
renewal
Making current again
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- redevelopmentRebuilding an existing area
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
gentrification · conversion · adaptive reuse · brownfield · infill development · slum clearance · rezoning · displacement · beautification · restoration
expansion
Increase in scope
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- metropolisLarge important city
conurbation · boomtowns · demographics · immigration · suburbanization · annexation · densification · rural exodus · megacity · agglomeration
zoning
Sectioning areas by use
- land useHow terrain is allocated
- master planOverall strategic framework
- building codesLaws governing structure safety
ordinances · regulations · public space · mixed-use · residential areas · commercial districts · planning commission · community development · landscape architecture · density
smart cities
Technology-optimized urban environments
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- connectivityState of being linked
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
innovation · efficiency · sensors · data-driven · e-governance · renewable energy · green buildings · tech hubs · digital infrastructure · traffic management
highways
Major intercity roads
- sewersUnderground waste conduits
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- utilitiesEssential infrastructure services
water supply · electric grid · public transport · roads · sanitation · drainage systems · subways · railways · streetlights · gas lines
urbanizerspreservationists
Advocates for protecting historical sites
conservationists · NIMBYs · ruralists · environmentalists · rewilders