Urban Renewal: Policy & Management

"Urban renewal, is a program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban land use. Urban renewal involves the relocation of businesses, the demolition of structures, the relocation of people, and the use of eminent domain as a legal instrument to take private property for city-initiated development projects. Urban renewal has been seen by proponents as an eco­nomic engine and a reform mechanism, and by critics as a mechanism for control. It may enhance existing communities, and in some cases result in the demolition of neighborhoods. The book con­centrates on urban renewal focusing on the social and physical aspects of this process.