With　growing　concern　toward　sustainable　urban　regeneration　(UR)　and　the　inability　of　existing　UR　policy　instrument　frequency　studies　to　distinguish　the　blurring　content　in　policies,　a　systematic　framework　quantitatively　analyzing　the　temporal　evolution　of　the　content　of　UR　policies　is　necessary.　This　paper　considers　localized　modes,　incorporates　methods　from　multidimensions　of　UR,　beyond　merely　the　frequency　of　policy　instruments,　and　proposes　the　Supply-Environment-Demand-Mode-Method　framework.　Dynamic　topic　modeling　was　utilized　to　reveal　the　thematic　evolution　quantitatively　based　on　427　UR　policy　documents　in　Shanghai.　The　results　reveal　that:　(1)　the　municipal　governments　concentrate　on　environment-side　instruments,　especially　nonfinancial　ones;　(2)　policies　of　demolition,　conservation,　and　renovation　overlap　throughout　history　rather　than　separately　distributed;　(3)　quantitative　evidence　is　provided　that　ecology　and　culture　are　less　prioritized　in　UR　compared　to　other　dimensions.　This　paper　provides　a　data-support　holistic　view　of　UR　evolution　in　Shanghai　for　urban　planners　and　other　practitioners;　three　channels　to　improve　UR　practice　are　also　proposed.　This　research　highlights　more　possibilities　to　study　UR　from　perspectives　of　policy　implementation,　policy　process,　and　cross-disciplinary　arena　in　the　future.　©　2025　American　Society　of　Civil　Engineers.