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Urban Growth and Decline definitions

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Urban Renewal   The redevelopment of an urban area  
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Urban Sprawl   The continuous, often unplanned, outward growth of an urban area  
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Urban Decay   The deterioration of the built environment. Urban infrastructure falls into a state of despair and buildings are left empty for long periods of time  
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Urban Consolidation   Policies that encourage higher population densities in established surburban areas, usually through planning regulations allowing more dwelling units on a given area of land through subdivision or strata title  
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Suburbinisation   The movement of people, employment and facilities away from the iner city toward outer urban areas  
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Exurbinisation   A process whereby people move away from the city to rural areas but continue to maintain an urban way of life either through long-distance commuting or technology  
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Gentrification   The renewal of inner-city residential precincts. Dilapidated homes are purchased, refurbished and occupied by middle and high income earners.  
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Spatial Exclusion   The protection of luxury lifestyle, which has resulted in restrictions in spatial access and the freedom of movement of other urban dwellers  
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