Created: Jan 05, 2007
Updated: Jun 06, 2007
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Urban Revitalization


http://flickr.com/photos/beija-flor/63758047/ In 2006, for the first time in human history, more people lived in urban than rural areas, placing increasing pressure on urban areas and urban insfrastucture. Urban revitalization is the process of rebuilding thriving economically, environmentally and socially sustainable urban areas and populations, in areas that have been in decline and in those urban areas that are stressed from the continuing influx of people to urban areas.

Keywords
urbanization, economic revitalization, urban population growth, rural to urban migration, land development, sprawl, land use change, impervious surfaces, heat island, infrastructure, quality of life, economic development, job availability, living conditions, working conditions, housing, sustainable cities, slums, shanty towns, neighborhood renewal, greenbelt encroachment, megacities, favelas, colonias, informal economy, urban vitality, community gardens, urban farms, liveable cities
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The Institute of Urban and Regional Development furthers research and action on issues of urban policy including neighborhood and economic development, environmental protection, community empowerment, and social change.


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