Urban planning concerns itself with both the development of open land (“​greenfields sites”) and the revitalization of existing parts of the city, thereby involving goal ...UrbanplanningSections&MediaEncyclopediaArticleIntroductionThedevelopmentofurbanplanningEarlyhistoryTheeraofindustrializationUrbanformZoningandsubdivisioncontrolsNewtownsThescopeofplanningPostwarapproachesPlanningandgovernmentCompetingmodelsContemporaryplanningChangingobjectivesNewpluralismExpandMediaVideosImagesAdditionalInfoAdditionalReadingMoreArticlesOnThisTopicContributorsArticleHistoryHomeVisualArtsArchitectureUrbanplanningPrintprintPrintPleaseselectwhichsectionsyouwouldliketoprint:TableOfContentsCiteverifiedCiteWhileeveryefforthasbeenmadetofollowcitationstylerules,theremaybesomediscrepancies.Pleaserefertotheappropriatestylemanualorothersourcesifyouhaveanyquestions.SelectCitationStyleMLAAPAChicagoManualofStyleCopyCitationShareShareSharetosocialmediaFacebookTwitterURLhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/urban-planningMoreGiveFeedbackExternalWebsitesFeedbackCorrections?Updates?Omissions?Letusknowifyouhavesuggestionstoimprovethisarticle(requireslogin).FeedbackTypeSelectatype(Required)FactualCorrectionSpelling/GrammarCorrectionLinkCorrectionAdditionalInformationOtherYourFeedbackSubmitFeedbackThankyouforyourfeedbackOureditorswillreviewwhatyou’vesubmittedanddeterminewhethertorevisethearticle.JoinBritannica'sPublishingPartnerProgramandourcommunityofexpertstogainaglobalaudienceforyourwork!ExternalWebsitesNationalGeographic-UrbanPlanningBritannicaWebsitesArticlesfromBritannicaEncyclopediasforelementaryandhighschoolstudents.urbanplanning-StudentEncyclopedia(Ages11andup)WRITTENBYSusanS.FainsteinProfessorofUrbanPlanning,HarvardUniversity.AuthorofTheCityBuildersandothers.Co-editorofTheTouristCityandothers.SeeArticleHistoryAlternativeTitles:cityplanning,townplanning,urbandesignLearnaboutGerman'surbandevelopmentplanningwithprojectHafenCityHamburgLearnabouttheGermandevelopmentprojectknownasHafenCityHamburg,anex