Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Urban Renewal

The planned upgrading of a deteriorating urban area, involving rebuilding, renovation, or restoration. It frequently refers to programs of major demolition and rebuilding of blighted areas.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The planned upgrading of a deteriorating urban area, involving rebuilding, renovation, or restoration. It frequently refers to programs of major demolition and rebuilding of blighted areas.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Renewal, Urban
  • Renewals, Urban
  • Urban Renewals
  • Urban Development
  • Development, Urban
  • Developments, Urban
  • Urban Developments

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

Public Law 89-754; specify locale

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History Note

68

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Previous Indexing

  • Housing (1966-1967)
  • Social Conditions (1966-1967)

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  1. I01w.880w.709.876w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Urban Renewal. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014506. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014506
  2. Urban Renewal. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_renewal
  3. Urban Renewal. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q920600