Program in which cities identify blighted inner-city neighborhoods, acquire the properties from private members, relocate the residents and businesses, clear the site, build new roads and utilities, and turn the land over to private developers.

Program in which cities identify blighted inner-city neighborhoods, acquire the properties from private members, relocate the residents and businesses, clear the site, build new roads and utilities, and turn the land over to private developers.

• A. Urban renewal
• B. Suburbs
• C. Traditional zoning
• D. Zones of Abandonment

Answer: (A)

Urban renewal is the process described here. It’s a policy approach where cities target blighted inner-city neighborhoods, use public authority to acquire private property, relocate residents and businesses, clear the sites, construct needed roads and utilities, and then hand the land over to private developers for redevelopment. This sequence—identify blight, assemble and relocate, clear, upgrade infrastructure, and transfer to developers—defines the concept and explains why it best fits the scenario. This isn’t about suburbs, which refers to outward growth beyond the city center, nor about traditional zoning, which is about establishing land-use rules rather than executing large-scale clearance and redevelopment. “Zones of abandonment” isn’t a formal program title and doesn’t capture the active clearance and redevelopment process described.

Urban renewal is the process described here. It’s a policy approach where cities target blighted inner-city neighborhoods, use public authority to acquire private property, relocate residents and businesses, clear the sites, construct needed roads and utilities, and then hand the land over to private developers for redevelopment. This sequence—identify blight, assemble and relocate, clear, upgrade infrastructure, and transfer to developers—defines the concept and explains why it best fits the scenario.

This isn’t about suburbs, which refers to outward growth beyond the city center, nor about traditional zoning, which is about establishing land-use rules rather than executing large-scale clearance and redevelopment. “Zones of abandonment” isn’t a formal program title and doesn’t capture the active clearance and redevelopment process described.