Could urban engineers learn from dance?

major/significant/profound etc impact

the major/significant/profound etc effect or influence that an event, situation etc has on someone or something

sustainable

able to continue without causing damage to the environment

estimate

guess, approximate, assess

account for

comprise, make up, represent

consumption

the amount of energy, oil, electricity etc that is used

essential

vital, crucial, critical, important

mobility

the ability to move easily from one job, area, or social class to another

physical

bodily, corporeal, corporal #mental

access

approach, the right to enter a place, use something, see someone etc

breathe

respire, inhale, blow, take breaths

be tasked with (doing) something

to give someone the responsibility for doing something

assumption

supposition, hypothesis, guess

place value/importance/emphasis etc on sth

to decide that something is important

solely

only, exclusively

efficiency

the quality of doing something well and effectively, without wasting time, money, or energy

quantitative

measureable, measurable, numerical, quantifiable, calculable

radical

fundamental, essential, basic #minor

hold

possess, keep, retain, own, maintain

suggest

propose, advise, recommend

technique

method, system, procedure, skill

choreographer

a person who is skilled at combining movements into dances to be performed

experiment with

to try using various ideas, methods etc to find out how good or effective they are

stimulate

inspire, motivate, encourage

influential

having a lot of influence and therefore changing the way people think and behave

urbanist

a person who studies and plans towns and cities

sociologist

someone who studies or is an expert in sociology

suffer from

undergo, experience, endure, tolerate

separation

division, partition, disconnection

architectural

relating to architecture

blueprint

a photographic print of a plan for a building, machine etc on special blue paper

whereas

while, however, although

medieval

primitive, out-of-date, old-fashioned #modern

improvise

to make something by using whatever you can find because you do not have the equipment or materials that you need

adapt

adjust, alter, change

construction

building, structure, creation

intimate knowledge of sth

very detailed knowledge of something as a result of careful study or a lot of experience

site

location, spot, position, place

conceive

create, elaborate, form, invent

store in

keep, put in storage, put in safekeeping

detach

separate, remove, disconnect, isolate #attach

reality

actuality; what actually happens or is true, not what is imagined or thought

practice

custom, routine, tradition

complexity of

complication, intricacy #simplicity

drawback

disadvantage, problem, negative, obstacle, block #advantage

simplify

make simpler, make things easier #complicate

process

procedure, activity, course of action

illustrate

demonstrate, exemplify, explain, clarify

peachtree

a tree that produces peaches

typical

characteristic, distinctive, representative #uncharacteristic

modernist

relating to or a member of the modern art movement

approach to

a method of doing something or dealing with a problem

urban planning

the planning and designing of buildings, roads, and services in a town

prevalent

common at a particular time, in a particular place, or among a particular group of people

grid of

network, net, web, framework

intended as

planned or designed for somebody/something

pedestrian

walker, hiker, foot-traveler

-friendly

used at the end of words to mean "suitable for particular people to use

downtown

center, inner city, city center #suburb

faith in

trust, reliance, belief #disbelief

computer-aided design

the use of computers to design objects

take into account

take into consideration, consider #ignore

purpose-built

designed and made for a particular purpose

protective

defensive, caring, protecting

awning

a sheet of material outside a shop, tent etc to keep off the sun or the rain

-consuming

using a lot of something such as time, energy, or space

air conditioning

air-cooling system, ventilation system, air-circulation system #heating

giant

huge, massive, enormous #miniature

unwelcoming

hostile, unfriendly #friendly

put sb off (doing) sth

to make you dislike something or not want to do something

get out of sth

leave, exit #enter

entirely

completely, totally, wholly, fully

predictable

foreseeable, expectable, expected

controllable

manageable, easy to deal with #uncontrollable

unexpected

unforceseen, unanticipated, unpredicted

translate into

convert, transform, turn, change

predict

forecast, foresee, expect, guess

move through

make a passage or journey from one place to another

built on

to use your achievements as a base for further development

specific

exact, precise, certain

world-view

someone's opinions and attitudes relating to the world and things in general

logical

plausible, reasonable, sensible, understandable

appear

seem, look like

counter-intuitive

something that is counter- intuitive does not happen in the way you would expect it to

guard rail

a bar along the edge of something steep, such as stairs or a cliff, to prevent people from falling off

base sth on/upon sth

to use something as the thing from which something else is developed

prioritise

to put several things, problems etc in order of importance, so that you can deal with the most important ones first

smooth

easy, effortless, efficient

flow of

movement, stream

guide

direct, show, lead, conduct

crossing point

a place where people cross a road, border, or river

progress

development, growth, improvement

staggered

arranged in such a way that not everything happens at the same time

access point

a piece of computer equipment that allows computers to be connected together without wires to share information

divide

split, break up, separate #unite

crossing

a place where two lines, roads, tracks etc cross

carriageway

roadway, road, traffic, lane

in doing so

because of this

psychological

mental, emotional, inner, spiritual #physical

barrier

obstacle, difficulty, impediment, hindrance, obstruction, block

mobile

moveable, portable, active