Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban land use. Renewal has had both successes and failures. Its modern incarnation began in the late 19th century in developed nations and experienced an intense phase in the late 1940s – under the rubric of reconstruction. The process has had a major impact on many urban landscapes, and has played an important role in the history and demographics of cities around the world.
Urban renewal may involve relocation of businesses, the demolition of structures, the relocation of people, and the use of eminent domain (government purchase of property for public use) as a legal instrument to take private property for city-initiated development projects.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_regeneration
In my own words...
Urban regeneration/ renewal is when an an area is re-designed and renovated to improve the efficiency and use of the public. There have been many regeneration projects all over the UK and i will state examples in a later post.
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