0 the act or process of changing an area of a town by replacing old buildings, roads, etc. with new ones:
1 the improvement of an area that is in bad condition, esp. an area of old buildings in a city:
2 the process of replacing the buildings in an area with new ones:
A recently signed privatization agreement should speed up the city's clean-up and redevelopment.
The redevelopment of the park buildings has caused controversy.
The committee chose 17 redevelopment zones for rebuilding.
redevelopment efforts/opportunities
a £32m/$1bn/500-acre redevelopment Work will begin next month on the first phase of the 450-acre redevelopment.
be demolished/sold off/targeted for redevelopment Exclusive coastal locations are increasingly being targeted for redevelopment.
The city is currently undergoing substantial redevelopment.
They are providing $200 million over five years for cleanup and redevelopment efforts.
One way to look at these issues is to explore how redevelopment plans were received locally, by residents and by contemporary reviewers.
These urban redevelopment measures caused the city to spread into surrounding areas.
This did not preclude new buildings and widespread redevelopment.
The city was surveyed and maps drawn to serve as basic documents for redevelopment.
The area emphasized by the dark line at the far left was part of the site being considered for redevelopment.