🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

शहरी नवीनीकरण

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shahari navinikaran

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Urban renewal/ˈɜːr.bən rɪˈnuː.əl/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"सरकार ने शहर के पुराने हिस्से के लिए एक शहरी नवीनीकरण योजना शुरू की है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The redevelopment of areas within a large city, typically involving the clearance of slums and the construction of new buildings, businesses, and public amenities.

    "The city council approved a massive urban renewal project to revitalize the downtown warehouse district."
  2. 2

    A sociological or economic process aimed at improving the physical, social, and economic conditions of a decayed urban neighborhood.

    "Critics often argue that urban renewal can lead to the displacement of long-term lower-income residents."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the Latin 'urbanus' (pertaining to a city, from urbs) and the Middle English 'renewal' (from the verb renew, stemming from Latin 'renovare', to make new again). The term gained widespread currency in the mid-20th century, particularly in the United States following the Housing Act of 1949, to describe government-led programs aimed at clearing slums and redeveloping dilapidated urban areas.

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