Urbanwords: the website of The Dictionary of Urbanism

There are almost 7,000 detailed definitions in the published edition of The Dictionary of Urbanism. Browse the complete list by initial letter:

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It’s a road that goes nowhere. You travel for an hour then get back where you started: an idea so deep it’s philosophical.
Chris Upton on Birmingham’s ring road