Nomenclature Land Use Planning

In the [[English speaking world]], the terms ''land use planning'', ''town and country planning'', ''regional planning'', ''town planning'', ''urban planning'', and ''urban design'' are often used interchangeably, and will depend on the country in question but do not always have the same meaning. In Europe the preferred term is increasingly ''spatial planning'' or more recently ''territorial cohesion'' (for regional and trans-national planning).

In [[Australia]], the [[United Kingdom]], and [[New Zealand]], the term ''town planning'' is common, although ''regional planning'' and ''land use planning'' are also used.

In the [[United States]] and [[Canada]], the terms ''urban planning'' and ''regional planning'' are more commonly used.