the decay and deterioration of an urban area due to neglect or age
The district is an enclave of high unemployment, urban decay and crime.
Examples of 'urban blight' in a sentence
urban blight
Yet, although thousands of jobs were created, many argue that the glitzy additions did little to stop the surrounding poverty and urban blight.
The Sun (2007)
Cities, for all their dire press of urban blight and violence, are not such terrible places to live.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The process should be allowed to take its course; otherwise we risk condemning this critical site to years as an urban blight.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
However, there are doubts that the move will address an urban blight that animal welfare experts say has reached 'epidemic' proportions.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Because, lately, a particularly catchy strain of urban blight has been sweeping the world, with previously unremarkable roads, alleys and boulevards renamed after pop icons.