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Благоустройство города

English translation: Urban Improvement

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Russian term or phrase:Благоустройство города
English translation:Urban Improvement
Entered by: ebertsj

03:13 Jul 27, 2014
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Architecture / City planning
Russian term or phrase: Благоустройство города
I absolutely know what this term means, but am in need of providing a simple, one-two word translation of this term which is also part of a book title (not translated) - the actual title of the book is Благоустройство городов
ebertsj
Local time: 18:11
City Improvement
Explanation:
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Nadezhda Golubeva
Russian Federation
Local time: 02:11
Grading comment
Я всё сконялся к этому - жаль только что вполне осознавая весь "размах" того, что входит в это понятие, всё-таки на английском нету лучшего варианта! Я чуть немножко изменил - URBAN improvement из-за "особенностей" перевода - Большое спасибо!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3City Improvement
Nadezhda Golubeva
4 +1urban upgrading / city overhaul
Michael Korovkin
4municipal improvements
Pham Xuan Thanh
3city planning and beautification
IRA100
3Urban planning
Evgenia Windstein
2urban environmental improvement
AKhram


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
city planning and beautification


Explanation:
option

IRA100
Local time: 01:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
City Improvement


Explanation:
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Nadezhda Golubeva
Russian Federation
Local time: 02:11
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Я всё сконялся к этому - жаль только что вполне осознавая весь "размах" того, что входит в это понятие, всё-таки на английском нету лучшего варианта! Я чуть немножко изменил - URBAN improvement из-за "особенностей" перевода - Большое спасибо!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  P.L.F. Persio: well done!
4 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Dmitry Murzakov
9 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  MariyaN (X)
1 day 18 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Urban planning


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_planning

Evgenia Windstein
Russian Federation
Local time: 02:11
Native speaker of: Russian
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
municipal improvements


Explanation:
http://books.google.com.vn/books/about/Proposed_Municipal_Im...
http://www.forgottenbooks.com/books/Specifications_for_Broke...
http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n:283155,p_27:Amer...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2014-07-27 07:06:26 GMT)
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municipal improvements such as ewidening sidewalks, sewers construction & repairs, repairing streets

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Note added at 3 hrs (2014-07-27 07:07:15 GMT)
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municipal improvements such as widening sidewalks, sewers construction & repairs, repairing streets...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-07-27 07:59:30 GMT)
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or "urban amenities"
http://www.simplydecoded.com/2014/05/22/nswg-pura-tools-tran...

Pham Xuan Thanh
Local time: 06:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in VietnameseVietnamese
PRO pts in category: 11
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
urban environmental improvement


Explanation:
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AKhram
Local time: 02:11
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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2 days 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
urban upgrading / city overhaul


Explanation:
yep :)

Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 01:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elizabeth Kulikov: To urban upgrading
48 mins
  -> me too, thanks
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