Urban Renewal

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Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in cities, often where there
is urban decay.

• Modern attempts at renewal began in the late 19th century in developed nations,
and experienced an intense phase in the late 1940s under the rubric
of reconstruction.
• The process has had a major impact on many urban landscapes, and has played an
important role in the history and demographics of cities around the world.

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Melbourne Docklands urban renewal project, a transformation of a large
disused docks area into a new residential and commercial precinct for 25,000
people.
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• A continuous process of remodelling older parts of urban areas,

including their central business areas by means of rehabilitation and

conservation as well as redevelopment.

• The displacement of an existing low-income population, creating space

for more profitable office, commercial and luxury residential development

or the provision of transport facilities.

rehabilitation : the action of restoring something that has been damaged to its former condition

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Importance of Urban Renewal
Urban Renewal is of growing importance because of:

• Urban areas are becoming larger and older, so more and more renewal of

urban fabric has to take place.

• Constant expansion of urban areas into agricultural hinterland, while large

quantities of urban land and buildings are abandoned and left

dilapidated.

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Roots of Urban Renewal
• Term ‘Urban Renewal’ is American in Origin

• It emerged in the late 1940s (post-war) as an attempt to revitalize central cities.

• Site clearance program remained in practice until 1960s.

• Other emerging approaches came into practice afterwards.

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INDIAN CONTEXT

• Indian cities have a history that dates back to

centuries
• In the last century cities faced a major
unprecedented force of urbanization which ripped
them
• They have grown exponentially.
• Their administration has not been able cope up
with rapid urbanization.
• The age old infrastructure is weakened and
decayed leading to degeneration of the core areas
in the city.
• Cities which have survived centuries are now at
critical stage.
• Concept of Urban Renewal – To provide life to the
dying city.

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 JNNURM

• In India the need to infuse vibrancy and rejuvenate cites

was recognized in 2005 and the Central Government
launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban
Renewal Mission (JNNURM)

• Launched to encourage cities to initiate steps for bringing

phased improvements in their civic service levels

• Initiative to redevelop towns and cities by developing

infrastructure, carrying out municipal reforms and
providing aid to the state governments and the urban local
bodies (ULBs)

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EXISTING PROVISIONS AIMED AT URBAN RENEWAL

The Maharashtra Regional & Town Planning

(M.R.&.T.P.) Act, 1966 has provisions to take up urban
renewal / redevelopment in an area of the city under the
 Comprehensive Area Development Scheme
 Town Planning Schemes
Other area specific tools
 Slum Redevelopment & Rehabilitation (SRA) Act,
 Special provisions for cluster development.

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