urban blight

collocation in English

meaningsofurbanandblight

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urban
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈɜː.bən/us
/ˈɝː.bən/
of or in a city ...
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blight
noun
uk
/blaɪt/us
/blaɪt/
a disease that damages and ...
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(Definition ofurbanandblightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Academics debatedurbanblightand the existence of a ' ' culture of poverty ' ' and powerlessness.
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Most, possibly all, areas where a comparable concentration ofurbanblightexists will be governed under the metropolitan system.
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Detailed figures are not available in the form requested since "urbanblight" is not a definition in official use.
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The problems are—to name but a few—poverty, racial tension, economic imperialism,urbanblight, environmental decay, warfare.
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There is anurbanblightwhich is depressing for those living in the areas and which encourages a breakdown in law and order.
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But, geographically, many of the areas affected byurbanblightare not located in the inner part of cities.
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We need to know whether money spent in this way is the best way to help to regenerate areas ofurbanblight.
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There is a legacy ofurbanblightand decay.
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Development where there isurbanblight, dereliction, dilapidation and empty housing presents us surely with opportunities to stimulate the local and national economies.
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Many vacant mill buildings have become a target for vandalism, arson and contribute tourbanblightin many communities.
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Urbanblightbegan to appear, and housing prices dropped as low as $5,000.
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In the 2000s, rapid construction of high-rise residential skyscrapers has revitalized the neighborhood fromurbanblight.
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By repurposing old, abandoned manufacturing spaces as studios, artists turnedurbanblightinto productive artistic spaces.
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These projects coincided with a period of economic decline characterized by unemployment, poverty, andurbanblight.
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Especially popular in poor and ethnic minority neighbourhoods, fried chicken restaurants have been criticised for contributing tourbanblight.
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This in turn leads to what may appear to be abandoned buildings, causing significantly-lowered property values andurbanblight.
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In recent years increased attention has been called to the preservation of this impressive collection, with large-scale renovation efforts beginning to repairurbanblight.
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Many of these developments did not live up to the hopes of their supporters, and now suffer fromurbanblight.
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It is a fairly well-preserved grouping in an area where many sections have been negatively affected byurbanblightand redevelopment.
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