area planning

noun
UK /ˈeəriə ˈplænɪŋ/
US /ˈeriə ˈplænɪŋ/

Area planning is deciding how to use a piece of land or space.

The city did area planning before building the new park.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The process of organizing the different parts of a room or building.

Her area planning made the small kitchen feel big.

3. A plan that shows how a region will grow and change.

The area planning map showed where new roads would go.

4. Deciding where to put things in a certain zone or region.

Good area planning keeps factories away from homes.