redevelopment
Demolish and reconstruct
Redevelopment is the process of demolishing, renovating, or repurposing existing structures to transform an area.
Urban redevelopment often targets blighted neighborhoods or abandoned industrial sites: The waterfront redevelopment brought new housing and restaurants to the old docks.
The term can carry both positive connotations of renewal and negative ones of displacement when longtime residents are priced out.
Sectioning areas by use
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- land-useHow property gets utilized
- mixed-useCombining different functions
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
brownfield · variance · setback · entitlement · stakeholder · rezoning
Wealthy influx displacing locals
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- transit-orientedPrioritizing mass transportation access
- walkabilityFoot-travel suitability rating
- infillMaterial closing gaps
densification · streetscape · livability · inclusionary · tenant-rights · mixed-income · placemaking
Deliberate structural destruction
- excavationAct of unearthing
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- craneLifter or wader
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
foundation · framing · concrete · steelwork · plumbing · electrical · roofing · groundwork
Biological self-repair process
- renewalMaking current again
- transformationThorough change in form
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- revivalReturn after decline
Deploying capital for returns
- financingProviding capital for purchases
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- retailSales to end users
speculation · incentive · bond · grant · lease · acquisition · appraisal
zoning
Sectioning areas by use
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- land-useHow property gets utilized
- mixed-useCombining different functions
density · brownfield · variance · setback · entitlement · stakeholder · rezoning
gentrification
Wealthy influx displacing locals
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- transit-orientedPrioritizing mass transportation access
- walkabilityFoot-travel suitability rating
infill · densification · streetscape · livability · inclusionary · tenant-rights · mixed-income · placemaking
demolition
Deliberate structural destruction
- excavationAct of unearthing
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- craneLifter or wader
bulldozer · foundation · framing · concrete · steelwork · plumbing · electrical · roofing · groundwork · contractor
regeneration
Biological self-repair process
- renewalMaking current again
- transformationThorough change in form
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
revival · restoration · rehabilitation · repurposing · beautification
investment
Deploying capital for returns
- financingProviding capital for purchases
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
retail · speculation · incentive · bond · grant · lease · acquisition · appraisal
- city planningzoning, permits, permit, public works, sewers
- renewalrenewal, reinvigoration, restart, reboot, fresh start
- developmentsmaster-planned community, subdivision, housing project, housing estate, urban renewal
- economic developmentjobs, urbanization, job creation, urban renewal, industrialization
- Regional Planningcity planning, community planning, urban growth, rezoning, corridors
- urban renewalrezoning, demolition, land acquisition, eminent domain, relocation
redevelopmentpreservation
Maintaining something's condition
conservation · historic preservation · heritage conservation · restoration · protection
redevelopmentneglect
Failure to provide care
abandonment · disinvestment · decay · blight · deterioration
redevelopmentdemolition
Deliberate structural destruction
destruction · clearance · razing · teardown · deconstruction
- urban redevelopmentReconstructing deteriorated metropolitan zones
- city redevelopmentRenovating deteriorated urban zones