Urban planning in the United States is practice of urban planning as it relates specifically to localities and urban centers in the United States. In...

industrialization which the United States experienced as a result. In 1790, only about one out of every twenty Americans (on average) lived in urban areas (cities)...

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It administers...

urban studies, also known as pre-urban planning, is the paraprofessional version of urban and regional planning education, mostly taken as a bachelor's...

Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning in specific contexts, is a technical and political process...

Home rule in the United States relates to the authority of a constituent part of a U.S. state to exercise powers of governance; i.e.: whether such powers...

and limits how land in each district can be used. In the United States, zoning includes various land use laws enforced through the police power rights...

the coordination of practices and policies affecting spatial organization. Spatial planning is synonymous with the practices of urban planning in the...

Washington, the first president of the United States. It is regarded as a landmark in urban design and has inspired plans for other world capitals such as...

American urban politics refers to politics within cities of the United States of America. City governments, run by mayors or city councils, hold a restricted...

plan is most often used by urban planners in the United States. Each city and county adopts and updates their plan to guide the growth and land development...

Urban planning in the Soviet Bloc countries during the Cold War era was dictated by ideological, political, social as well as economic motives. Unlike...

"Introduction to Municipal Incorporation in the USA". Municipal Incorporation Activity in the United States. The Urban Book Series. Springer. p. 4. doi:10...

of urban areas such as transportation and distribution networks. The history of urban planning runs parallel to the history of the city, as planning is...

engineering plans. Similarly, the theory of urban planning was mainly interested in visionary planning and design which would demonstrate how the ideal city...

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The American Planning Association (APA) is a professional organization representing the field of urban planning in the United States. APA was formed in...

Urban Planning in China is currently characterized by a top-down approach, high density urban development and extensive urbanization. China's urban planning...

Urban planning in Singapore is the direction of infrastructure development in Singapore. It is done through a three-tiered planning framework, consisting...

Urban planning in Australia has a significant role to play in ensuring the future sustainability of Australian cities. Australia is one of the most highly...

comprehensive planning document for the development of the monumental core and the park system of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It was...

In urban planning in the United States, a community separator (or simply a separator) is a parcel of undeveloped land, sometimes in the form of open space...

complex borders and 'holes' in the city limits. Generally found more frequently in the western United States, county islands form in areas of expansion when...

The Regional Plan Association is an independent, not-for-profit regional planning organization, founded in 1922, that focuses on recommendations to improve...

and Urban Planning is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Elsevier. It covers landscape science (including landscape planning, design...

The megaregions of the United States are eleven regions of the United States that contain two or more roughly adjacent urban metropolitan areas that, through...

urban planner (also known as town planner) is a professional who practices in the field of town planning, urban planning or city planning. An urban planner...

The Height of Buildings Act of 1910 was an Act of Congress passed by the 61st United States Congress on June 1, 1910 to limit the height of buildings...

total liability in urbanized areas of the United States. Since they contain detailed information about properties and individual buildings in approximately...

and Hot Springs, South Dakota. Based on the success in those three towns, a pilot project followed in six states: Texas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts...