The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to urban planning:
Urban planning – technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportation, communications, and distribution networks and their accessibility.
Urban planning is also known as also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning.
Major ideas edit
Branches of planning edit
Physical and real estate edit
- Land-use planning
- Neighborhood planning
- Comprehensive planning (US)
- Spatial planning
- Urban design
- Redevelopment
- Regional planning
- Mixed-use development
Community and economic development edit
Environment edit
- Environmental planning
- Recreation resource planning
- Sustainable development
- Climate change adaptation
- Conservation development
- Low-impact development
Transportation edit
Preservation edit
Research edit
Urban informatics edit
Other approaches edit
History and theory of planning edit
Planning by region edit
Planning of Africa edit
Planning of Asia edit
Planning of Europe edit
- Town and country planning in the United Kingdom
- Spatial planning in Serbia
- Urban planning in Spain
- Urban planning in the Czech Republic
- Urban planning in Nazi Germany
- Urban planning in communist countries