Slum clearance : the social and administrative context in England and Wales /

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Slum clearance is a particularly significant process because it places the ordinary citizen in a state of extreme dependence on his local authority. The local authority not only destroys his existing environment but controls access to a replacement council house. This book highlights both the contro...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: English, John, 1944-, Madigan, Ruth, active 1976 (Author), Norman, Peter, active 1976 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, [2017]
Series:Routledge library editions. Urban studies ; v. 9.
Subjects:
Urban renewal > England.
Urban renewal > Wales.
Rénovation urbaine > Angleterre.
Rénovation urbaine > Pays de Galles.
Urban renewal
England
Wales
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A century of slum clearance
  • Slum clearance in principle and practice
  • Housing allocation in centralised systems : Newcastle, Manchester and Tower Hamlets
  • Housing allocation in decentralised systems : Leeds and Liverpool
  • Residents' knowledge of the slum clearance process
  • Some determinants of attitudes towards moving
  • Housing market situation and attitudes towards moving
  • Summary and conclusions
  • Appendix A. Supplementary tables
  • Appendix B. Definitions and classifications
  • Appendix C. Research methods
  • Appendix D. Form 26 (Housing Act 1957).

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