单词 | urban blight |
释义 | > as lemmasurban blight urban blight n. (the development or existence of) derelict or unsightly areas in a town or city. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun] > town-planning or development > lack of planning cardboard city1876 urban blight1934 urban sprawl1934 sprawl1955 1934 Rep. Calif. State Planning Board 61 in State Planning (Nat. Resources Board) (1935) iii. ix. 279 It is part of the work of a State planning board to subject the problems of urban blight and decay to intensive study. 1975 M. Bradbury Hist. Man i. 14 A real town of urban blight and renewal, social tensions, discrimination. 2001 T. J. Gilman No Miracles Here ii. 57 A federally driven attempt to revive cities throughout the United States by razing whole sections of urban blight. < as lemmas |
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