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DERELICT AREA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-02-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Urban Studies
- Urban Housing
- Urban Sociology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- derelict area 1, record 1, English, derelict%20area
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- blighted area 1, record 1, English, blighted%20area
- gray area 2, record 1, English, gray%20area
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An urban area characterized by abandoned or substandard buildings needing to be repaired or torn down because constituting a potential hazard. 3, record 1, English, - derelict%20area
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Thus he begins with an examination of downtown, looking first at the role of the skyscraper in the evolution of the central business district. Then he proceeds to "the downtown frame," that gray area of cheap hotels, parking lots, pawnshops, and abandoned warehouses surrounding the central business district. He identifies two different types of downtown frame, the zone of discard and the zone of assimilation. The first is an area that once was part of the central business district but now has been discarded by investors and the second is an area that is gradually becoming part of the central business district and has a brigher future. 2, record 1, English, - derelict%20area
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Urbanisme
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
- Sociologie urbaine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- zone miséreuse
1, record 1, French, zone%20mis%C3%A9reuse
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- zone pathologique 2, record 1, French, zone%20pathologique
feminine noun
- zone lépreuse 2, record 1, French, zone%20l%C3%A9preuse
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des villes [...] modernes et puissantes, n'ont pas réussi encore à prévenir les excroissances irrationnelles de leur périphérie, ou à assainir les zones pathologiques qui déshonorent leur centre. 2, record 1, French, - zone%20mis%C3%A9reuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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