造福整個社區
All around the world, urban areas can suffer from many problems.
全球各地的都市地區都可能面臨的問題很多。
suffer from 飽受～之苦
Including cities and their surrounding regions, these areas may fall into disrepair due to people moving away, lack of attention from the government, and populations living in them being poor.
包括城市及其周邊地區在內，這些地區可能因為人們搬離、不受政府重視，以及居民生活貧困而年久失修。
surrounding(adj.)周邊的、周圍的region(n.)地區、地帶disrepair(n.)失修、失修的狀態despair(n.)絕望、心力憔悴fall into陷入
The last of these is especially important because without money from taxes, it can be hard for problems to be solved.
最後一點尤其重要，因為沒有稅收，就很難解決問題。
especially(adv.)尤其地solve a problem解決問題
Urban renewal, which is also known as urban regeneration in some places, is “a set of plans and activities to upgrade” areas that have fallen on hard times and face many issues.
都市更新（有些地方稱為都市再生），是「一套更新計畫與活動」，為的是更新陷入窘迫並面臨諸多問題的地區。
also known as也被人識知為、也被稱為(=a.k.a.)regeneration(n.)再生generation(n.)產生;世代regenerate(v.)再生generate(v.)產生generations (and generations) of 一代又一代的waste generation廢料生成fall on hard times 陷入困境face issues面對問題
These programs aim not only to fix housing but also provide better services for residents, including water and sanitation.
這些計劃不僅旨在修復住房，還要為居民提供更好的服務，包括供水和衛生。
aim to RV旨在aim at旨在、以什麼為目標（接名詞或動名詞）aim(v.)瞄準sanitation(n.)衛生、衛生設施sanitizer(n.)消毒液sane(adj.)理智清晰
In addition, renewal efforts can help create better public facilities such as places for sports and recreation as well as cultural and community gatherings.
此外，更新工程可以幫助創建更好的公共設施，例如運動、娛樂以及文化和社區聚會場所。
recreation(n.)育樂、休閒
These efforts rely on good urban planning to make decisions about how space in certain areas should be used.
這些工程有賴良好的都市規劃，以決定該如何使用特定區域的空間。
planning(n.)規劃plan(v.)規劃
Today many governments combine urban renewal and business programs to achieve goals that benefit the whole community.
現今，許多政府將都市更新和商業計畫結合起來，以實現造福整個社區的目標。
combine…and／with…結合～與～
These include promoting economic growth, creating more jobs, attracting investment and making the lives of residents happier, healthier and safer.
這些目標包括促進經濟成長、再造就業機會、吸引投資，並為居民打造更加快樂、健康和安全的生活。
promote(v.)促進(=stimulate)investment(n.)投資investor(n.)投資者、投資客