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  2. Redevelopment - Wikipedia

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    Redevelopment projects can be small or large ranging from a single building to entire new neighborhoods or "new town in town" projects. Redevelopment also refers to state and federal statutes which give cities and counties the authority to establish redevelopment agencies and give the agencies the authority to attack problems of urban decay ...

  3. Real estate development - Wikipedia

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    A development team can be put together in one of several ways. At one extreme, a large company might include many services, from architecture to engineering.At the other end of the spectrum, a development company might consist of one principal and a few staff who hire or contract with other companies and professionals for each service as needed.

  4. Urban renewal - Wikipedia

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    The redevelopment hoped to increase the prosperity of the eastern district and the convenience of urban life for existing residents. The center's purpose was to expand business investment in the area and attract international financial services and technology firms. It also planned for residential development by building a completely new community.

  5. Theories of urban planning - Wikipedia

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    Friedmann described this model as an "Agropolitan development" paradigm, emphasizing the re-localization of primary production and manufacture. In "Toward a Non- Euclidian Mode of Planning" (1993) Friedmann further promoted the urgency of decentralizing planning, advocating a planning paradigm that is normative, innovative, political ...

  6. Urban planning - Wikipedia

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    Urban planning, also known as town planning, city planning, regional planning, or rural planning in specific contexts, is a technical and political process that is focused on the development and design of land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportation ...

  7. Infill - Wikipedia

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    Infill development is commonly misunderstood to be gentrification, which is a different form of redevelopment. [ 5 ] Urban infill development vs. gentrification

  8. Land development - Wikipedia

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    Development analysis can add significantly to the value of land and development, and as such is a crucial tool for landowners and developers. It is an essential step in Kevin A. Lynch's 1960 book The Image of the City, and is considered to be essential to realizing the value potential of land. [2]

  9. Sustainable redevelopment - Wikipedia

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    Sustainable development, is a form of development that coexists with existing forms of development. While the systems for recreation on a small/local level are not universally widespread, there are several institutions which engage in sustainable development, that can theoretically be carried over to redevelopment.