Urban renewal
Land redevelopment in cities / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Urban renewal (disambiguation).
Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in the United Kingdom and urban redevelopment in the United States[1]) is a program of land redevelopment often used to address urban decay in cities.[2] Urban renewal involves the clearing out of blighted areas in inner cities in favour of new housing, businesses, and other developments.
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