Determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Any physical extension of, or changes to, the uses of land in metropolitan areas, often involving subdivision into zones; construction or modification of buildings, roads, utilities and other facilities; removal of trees and other obstructions; and population growth and related economic, social and political changes. OmegaWiki

The study and theory of building and other physical needs in cities or predominantly urban cultures. OmegaWiki