urban renewal
noun
the rehabilitation of city areas by renovating or replacing dilapidated buildings with new housing, public buildings, parks, roadways, industrial areas, etc., often in accordance with comprehensive plans.
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Also called urban redevelopment.
Origin of urban renewal
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby urban renewal
urbanization, urbanize, urban legend, urban myth, urbanology, urban renewal, urban sociology, urban sprawl, Urban V, Urban VI, Urban VII
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Example sentences from the Web for urban renewal
The Haussmann urban-renewal project demolished old neighborhoods.
British Dictionary definitions for urban renewal
urban renewal
noun
the process of redeveloping dilapidated or no longer functional urban areas
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Cultural definitions for urban renewal (1 of 2)
urban renewal
Programs designed to clear, rebuild, and redevelop urban slums. Critics contend that although they bulldoze slums, urban renewal programs often have led to their replacement by office buildings and by apartment houses for the well-to-do.
Cultural definitions for urban renewal (2 of 2)
urban renewal
Government-sponsored destruction of slum housing with a view to the construction of new housing.
notes for urban renewal
Large-scale urban renewal was engaged in during the 1960s and 1970s, after the departure of the rich and the middle class for America's suburbs had left many United States cities in decay and disrepair.
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