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• slums — n. 1) to clean up, clear away, tear down slums 2) festering; inner city, urban slums * * * clear away inner city tear down slums urban slums festering to clean up …   Combinatory dictionary

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• Urban history — is a field of history that examines the historical nature of cities and towns, and the process of urbanization. The approach tends to be multidisciplinary, crossing boundaries into fields like social history, architectural history, urban… …   Wikipedia

• urban planning — n. the study or profession dealing with the growth and functioning of cities and towns, including environmental concerns, zoning, the infrastructure, etc. urban planner n. * * * Programs pursued as a means of improving the urban environment and… …   Universalium

• Urban planning in communist countries — was subject to the ideological constraints of the system. Except for the Soviet Union where the communist regime started in 1917, in Eastern Europe communist governments took power after World War II. The ideological guidelines generated in… …   Wikipedia

• Urban agriculture — and Peri Urban Agriculture is the practice of cultivating, processing and distributing food in, or around (peri urban), a village, town or city. [Bailkey, M. and J. Nasr. 2000. From Brownfields to Greenfields: Producing Food in North American… …   Wikipedia

• Urban village (China) — Urban villages (zh cp|1=城中村|2=Chéng Zhōng Cūn; literally: village in city ) are a unique phenomenon that formed part of China’s urbanization efforts.The villages appear on both the outskirts and the downtown segments of major cities, including… …   Wikipedia

• Urban Poor Associates — (UPA) is a non governmental organization (NGO) registered with the Philippine government. It was established in 1992. Since then it has educated over 285,000 families in housing rights matters and assisted 510 communities in eviction crises. It… …   Wikipedia

• Urban planning — Housing and Urban Development redirects here. For the Cabinet department of the United States government, see United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Urban planning designs settlements, from the smallest towns to the largest… …   Wikipedia

• Urban renewal — For other uses, see Urban renewal (disambiguation). Melbourne Docklands urban renewal project, a transformation of a large disused docks into a new residential and commercial precinct for 25,000 people …   Wikipedia

• urban culture — ▪ sociology Introduction       any of the behavioral patterns of the various types of cities and urban areas, both past and present. Definitions of the city and urban cultures       Research on urban cultures naturally focuses on their defining… …   Universalium