redevelopment
31
3.5
- noun
- /ˌriːdɪˈvɛləpmənt/
- Specialized
:
regeneración urbana
- The building is being torn down as part of the land redevelopment.
- urban redevelopment
- brownfield redevelopment
- downtown redevelopment
We want more green spaces, but let's take abandoned strip malls and actually turn them into townhomes and streamline the redevelopment of this process.
- We want more green spaces, but let's take abandoned strip malls and actually turn them into townhomes and streamline the redevelopment of this process.
Examples
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North American cities experience deindustrialization; massive parcels of centrally located land are becoming available for redevelopment.
Academic text (1998) -
Part of an extensive redevelopment, it had become a symbol of Detroit's hope for better economic times.
Fiction book (1996) -
You head up the community redevelopment committee, right?
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You said with a redevelopment plan, the price would go up for sure!
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"Nobody has a problem with this in St. Louis, where it's a traditional method of redevelopment," Smith says.
Academic text (2000) -
Meanwhile, at about the same time, the Task Force got wind of another possible redevelopment project on the site.
Academic text (2001) -
Headquartered in Manhattan, the engineering firm is involved in the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site.
Academic text (2002) -
In many cities, including Portland, residential demand for close-in locations has led to redevelopment and infill construction.
Academic text (2006) -
The plan seeks to balance the restoration of the lower Buffalo Bayou ecosystem with sensitive urban redevelopment.
Academic text (2006) -
The city launched a major redevelopment project to revitalize the old industrial area.
Synonyms
105
3.1
Work to repair and improve a building so it looks like new
89
4.2
Building something again after it is damaged or destroyed
73
5.1
A complete check and repair to make a system or process work better
56
3.0
Making something again after it is damaged or destroyed
19
5.8
Making something new and stronger after damage
14
5.8
Making a place or community active and healthy again
11
3.7
Work to fix a building or area to make it usable
7
3.6
Clearing and rebuilding old parts of a city to improve housing and services
4
3.7
Cleaning, fixing, and improving a building or room so it is in good condition again
Compounds
- Formal
A government group that plans and manages rebuilding of run-down parts of a city
How Extensive
19
5.8
- Specialized
31
3.5
56
3.0
105
3.1
352
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word redevelopment breaks into re- 'again' and develop, which long ago meant 'to unwrap', like the idea in envelope of taking off a cover. So, redevelopment is making a place new again by big changes or rebuilding.