Urban Planning & Zoning Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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wicked problem n. Some observers have taken a page from urban planning theory to describe Iraq as a “wicked problem”—a term coined to describe complex and divisive issues, such as building a new highway through a city or finding a location for a large homeless shelter. [English Urban Planning & Zoning Jargon] [full cite] (Sep. 3, 2007)

woonerf n. Those plans, rooted as much in philosophy as in design, draw inspiration from an item with the unlikely name of woonerfs (Dutch for “living streets”). Woonerfs are traffic systems in the Netherlands that seek to sand away the sharp boundary between driver and pedestrian, and create space that makes streets more welcoming for walkers. [Dutch Automobiles & Transportation Urban Planning & Zoning] [full cite] (Jul. 29, 2007)

zomburbia n. The massive migrations from suburban America (dubbed zomburbia) is now leading to such levels of social crisis the language is changing. [English Houses & Housing Urban Planning & Zoning New or Nonce] [full cite] (Aug. 31, 2007)

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