territorial planning
nounUK /ˌter.ɪˈtɔː.ri.əl ˈplæn.ɪŋ/
US /ˌter.əˈtɔːr.i.əl ˈplæn.ɪŋ/
Deciding how land in an area will be used, like where homes, parks, and roads should go.
The town used territorial planning to choose where to build the new school and park.
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2. The process of organizing how different parts of a region are arranged and connected.
Territorial planning helped connect the villages with better roads and bus routes.
3. Government work that decides which areas are kept for nature and which can be built on.
Thanks to territorial planning, the forest near the river stayed protected.
4. Making a plan for how a whole area, not just one building, will grow over time.
The city's territorial planning looked ahead twenty years to prepare for more people.