"urban transformation" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to the process of changing or improving aspects of a city or urban area. Example: The city council announced plans for a major urban transformation project, including renovations of old buildings and the construction of new green spaces.
The section on urbanism naturally includes the Pompidou Center and the Potsdamer Platz, both catalysts for urban transformation.
In 1870, the urban transformation of Caracas began under Pres.
Everywhere he looks he sees layers of history in urban transformation.
Bahrain's rapid urban transformation stands in stark contrast with the reality of relative economic poverty and social and political unrest.
A different sort of urban transformation was initiated in 1870, when Napoleon III's army fell to the Prussians.
In a bid to increase greenery, the city hall has also pledged to plant 100,000 large coverage trees as part of the federal government's urban transformation programme.
Our infographic this week is from the International Institute for Environment and Development and illustrates the scale and speed of urban transformation globally.
Existential film noirss, these movies portray a kind of space that remains useful in the present moment of urban transformation: space noir.
Rome's urban transformation was carried out by its last three kings: Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (Tarquin the Elder), Servius Tullius, and Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (Tarquin the Proud).
On the other side of the globe, readers recommend Auckland ("currently undergoing an intense urban transformation") and Hong Kong ("benefits so much from being so densely populated").
A particularly incisive commentary on the relationship between social unrest and urban transformation was provided this week by the Dutch architectural historian Wouter Vanstiphout, who is currently researching a book on the subject.
