Urban regeneration
Spatial development glossary, European Conference of Ministers responsible for Spatial/Regional Planning (CEMAT), Territory and landscape, No 2, published by Council of Europe Publishing in 2007, suggests that urban regeneration or urban revitalisation: ‘…aims at transforming the obsolete socio-economic base of certain urban areas into a more sustainable socio-economic base through the attraction of new activities and companies, modernisation of the urban fabric, improvement of the urban environment and diversification of the social structure’
See also: Urban renewal and urban rehabilitation.
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