1) Branch of sociology 2) Study of cities 3) Urbanization 
Urbanism is the characteristic way of interaction of inhabitants of towns and cities (urban areas) with the built environment or – in other words – the character of urban life, organization, problems, etc., as well as the study of that character (way), or of the physical needs of urban societies, or city planning. Urbanism is also movement of ...
A term used by Louis Wirth to denote distinctive characteristics of urban social life, such as its impersonality.
urbanism 1. The culture or way of life of city dwellers. 2. Urbanization.
the way of life of people who live in a large city. · urbanization. · See