单词 | urbanology |
释义 | urbanologyn. The branch of knowledge that deals with urban areas and urban life. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun] > study of towns or cities urbanology1954 1954 Econ. Geogr. 30 260/2 Students of ‘urbanology’ have recognized a dichotomy in urban economies. 1975 M. Bradbury Hist. Man iii. 51 The local council, now impressed with Howard's urbanology, have accepted this scheme;..the surviving houses in the terrace will ultimately be restored. 1993 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 8 Feb. 1 There are tremendous problems in old cities in the Midwest and East, and not only those trained in sociology and urbanology can deal with them. Derivatives urbaˈnologist n. [ < urban adj. + -ologist comb. form, after urbanology n.] ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun] > study of towns or cities > person urbanologist1967 1967 Times 26 July 8/6 If many whites also turned to pillage and arson, the urbanologists will have to think again. 1972 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 27 Apr. 33/1 The solution as some urbanologists see it is to come up with a new concept in automotive packaging. 1999 Independent 15 Jan. ii. 7/1 William Whyte was an accomplished urbanologist and observer of corporate life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1954 |
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