1st Edition
Slum Clearance The Social and Administrative Context in England and Wales
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1976. 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 control over the life chances of individual citizens which local government... Read more
Preface; 1. Introduction 2. A Century of Slum Clearance 3. Slum Clearance in Principle and Practice 4. Housing Allocation in Centralised Systems – Newcastle, Manchester and Tower Hamlets 5. Housing Allocation in Decentralised Systems – Leeds and Liverpool 6. Residents’ Knowledge of the Slum Clearance Process 7. Some Determinants of Attitudes Towards Moving 8. Housing Market Situation and Attitudes Towards Moving 9. Summary and Conclusions; Appendices
Biography
John English, Ruth Madigan, Peter Norman
