Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
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.
noun
- the process of redeveloping dilapidated or no longer functional urban areas
Government-sponsored destruction of slum housing with a view to the construction of new housing.
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.