UrbanplanningFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearch"Urbandevelopment"redirectshere.Foractualdevelopment,seeurbanization.Fornegativeeffects,seeurbansprawl."Developmentplanning"redirectshere.Forproposalssettingoutalocalauthority'spoliciesandproposalsforlanduse,seeDevelopmentplan.Forplanningforpersonaldevelopment,seePersonaldevelopmentplanning.TechnicalandpoliticalprocessconcernedwiththeuseoflandanddesignoftheurbanenvironmentPartizánskeinSlovakia–anexampleofatypicalplannedEuropeanindustrialcityfoundedin1938togetherwithashoemakingfactoryinwhichpracticallyalladultinhabitantsofthecitywereemployed.Urbanplanning,alsoknownasregionalplanning,townplanning,cityplanning,orruralplanning,isatechnicalandpoliticalprocessthatisfocusedonthedevelopmentanddesignoflanduseandthebuiltenvironment,includingair,water,andtheinfrastructurepassingintoandoutofurbanareas,suchastransportation,communications,anddistributionnetworksandtheiraccessibility.[1]Traditionally,urbanplanningfollowedatop-downapproachinmasterplanningthephysicallayoutofhumansettlements.[2]Theprimaryconcernwasthepublicwelfare,[1][2]whichincludedconsiderationsofefficiency,sanitation,protectionanduseoftheenvironment,[1]aswellaseffectsofthemasterplansonthesocialandeconomicactivities.[3]Overtime,urbanplanninghasadoptedafocusonthesocialandenvironmentalbottom-linesthatfocusonplanningasatooltoimprovethehealthandwell-beingofpeoplewhilemaintainingsustainabilitystandards.Sustainabledevelopmentwasaddedasoneofthemaingoalsofallplanningendeavorsinthelate20thcenturywhenthedetrimentaleconomicandtheenvironmentalimpactsofthepreviousmodelsofplanninghadbecomeapparent.[citationneeded].Similarly,intheearly21stcentury,JaneJacob'swritingsonlegalandpoliticalperspectivestoemphasizetheinterestsofresidents,businessesandcommunitieseffectivelyinfluencedurbanplannerstotakeintobroaderconsiderationofresidentexperiencesandneedswhileplanning.Urbanplanninganswersquestionsabouthowpeoplewilllive,workandplayinagivenareaandthus,guidesorderlydeve