The word urbanism is derived from the Latin word "urbus" which means city. Urbanism specializes in the study, planning and ordering of cities; using urban geography as a fundamental instrument, seeking a greater understanding of urban procedures, in order to plan participation in the qualification of space. The complexity of a city, implies in the same way the complexity of urbanism since it is focused through different nuances, for example the shape and arrangement of the city, in addition to the dynamics of the economic, environmental and social activities that take place. develop in it.
In this way, if urban planning is more dedicated to the shape and arrangement of the city, it will face a more architectural approach, on the other hand if the studies focus on the dynamics of the economic, environmental and social activities that take place in it., the study will lean towards the social.
Historically it is said that urbanism arises as a result of the founding of cities, by the Romans during the time of the empire. The Romans took a model of a city and then implanted it in each region they conquered. Basically in this model of city, there should always be a place for a public square, and where the streets should be designed in squares aligned in an orderly way. Much later, this type of city would spread throughout Europe, even reaching America.
At present, urbanism is related to other sciences such as architecture, civil engineering, geography, sociology, history, political science. Even, for a long time, urban planning has been taught in universities as a discipline independent of other professions, there are more than 100 universities that offer a bachelor's degree in urban planning, urban engineering, urban planning, urban topography, among others.
An urban design includes technical, economic, social, political, legal and environmental elements, who will be responsible for defining the city project.
Today the most innovative thing is the design of sustainable cities, which include renewable energy, and are aimed at preserving the environment.
It is important to highlight that since 1949, every November 8 is celebrated the World Urban Planning Day (declared by the United Nations Organization UN), where it seeks to create awareness about the importance of good urban planning, with enough green spaces that can contribute to the creation of a healthy environment for the people who will live there
