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Detroitification

n.

Detroitification refers to the destruction of a city, state or nation through draining money from hardworking individuals to pay for the cushy compensation and retirement of unproductive public "servants." When paired with corruption, Detroitification can skeletonize a city in just a few years.

The term "Detroitification" was coined by Michigan policy analyst Jack McHugh in 2007.
Gentrification is less of a problem in the U.S. than Detroitification.

After the Detroitification of my hometown, Bosnia looks appealing in comparison.
Detroitification by SouthDetroit February 23, 2010

Detroitification

The process by which the day-to-day living conditions in a city deteriorate and that city gradually becomes a run-down, high-crime, undesirable slum.
Every city should take quick action to nip in the bud any apparent Detroitification.

Debroification

The act of removing bro status to someone who was previously referred to as a bro. This may include but is not limited to: Castration, humiliation, and loss of both social and physical life.
Tyler: Dude, Rob definetly put a hoe before a bro
Mack: We will plan his Debroification for next week
Debroification by Gangstarap January 18, 2011

Deshitification 

verb. The act of making things less shitty.
"Hey Vicky, you ready for some hardcore deshitification at the lab?"

"LOL, ok"
Deshitification by VincePLH December 28, 2007

Detroitification

Imagine a city that in 1950 was home to 2 million residents. Over 70 years many people have moved away and now the population is only around 600,000 people. The remaining population still lives in the city, but there is less density, greater distance between population centers, etc. This makes the delivery of utilities and the deployment of crucial services like road paving and snow removal more difficult. The cost of maintaining an infrastructure meant for 2 million people on the tax dollars of 600,000 people becomes almost impossible to do.
China has a TFR of 1.3 and 155 cities with more than 1 million people. Detroitification is going to be a major problem for them.

densitification 

The change in building density over time, due to zoning.
The soon to be historic homes in the area were adversely affected by densitification that resulted in evermore of these properties being moved or destroyed before being replaced with high density buildings.
densitification by CaptD July 18, 2021