What is Urban decay?
[[Image:Camden NJ poverty.jpg|thumb|right|Urban decay in Camden, New Jersey]] '''Urban decay''' is the process in which a [[city]] or area goes into conditions of disrepair or becomes decrepit or filled with blight. Urban decay involves [[white flight]], population changes, depopulation, economic troubles, [[socioeconomic status|high local unemployment]], higher than usual [[crime]] and [[politics|political issues]]. Blight is associated with [[condemned property|condemned properties]], empty lots and deserted areas that often attract criminal activity. That includes [[squattiing]] in these buildings/homes, == Related pages == * [[Rust Belt]] * [[Deindustrialization]] * [[Ruins]] * [[Ghost town]] {{stub}} [[Category:Urban and regional sciences]] [[Category:Social issues]]