174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1986. Victorian London is a classic site of the slum. This study looks at the process of slum clearance. It covers the development of policies and programmes from their initiation through Cross's Act (1875) to the abandonment of clearance by the London County Council at the end of the Victorian period in favour of a suburban solution. It is concerned with the manner in which... Read more
1. Introduction
Part 1: Policies and Programmes
2. A new policy against the slum
3. Slums and administrative responsibilities
4. Slums and suburbs
Part 2: Property and Compensation
5. Compensation and land use
6. Compensation and ownership
Part 3: Tenants and rehousing
7. Slum tenants and social policy
8. Rehousing and dispersal
9. Review
Biography
J.A. Yelling
