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Urban Redevelopment Authority — The Urban Redevelopment Authority (Abbreviation: URA; Chinese: 市区重建局; Malay: Lembaga Pembangunan Semula Bandar ) is the national urban planning authority of Singapore, and a statutory board under the Ministry of National Development of the… … Wikipedia
Urban Redevelopment in Sacramento — The City of Sacramento, which serves as the state capital of California, was founded in December of 1848 by John Sutter. The following year, California s Gold Rush brought an influx of forty niners and, shortly thereafter, goods, services, and… … Wikipedia
Urban planning in Singapore — has formulated and guided its physical development from the day the modern city state was founded in 1819 as a British colony to the developed, independent country it is today. Urban planning is especially important due to land constraints and… … 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 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 Development — The interdynastic clashes among rulers in medieval western Europe, development of early forms of industrialization in the textile trade, and migration from countryside to town to meet the labor demands of the latter comprise the central… … Historical Dictionary of Brussels
urban renewal — the rehabilitation of city areas by renovating or replacing dilapidated buildings with new housing, public buildings, parks, roadways, industrial areas, etc., often in accordance with comprehensive plans. Also called urban redevelopment. [1950… … Universalium
redevelopment — n. urban redevelopment * * * urban redevelopment … Combinatory dictionary
Urban planning areas in Singapore — Singapore is currently divided into 55 urban planning areas by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, organised into five regions. [http://www.ura.gov.sg/landuse/devtguide.htm] A Development Guide Plan is then drawn up for each planning area,… … Wikipedia
redevelopment — noun Date: 1848 the act or process of redeveloping; especially renovation of a blighted area < urban redevelopment > … New Collegiate Dictionary
