Purging the poorest : public housing and the design politics of twice-cleared communities /
Lawrence J. Vale.
- xvi, 428 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Historical studies of urban America .
- Historical studies of urban America. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Public housing, design politics, and twice-cleared communities -- Public housing and private initiative : developing Atlanta's Techwood and Clark Howell homes -- Redeveloping Techwood and Clark Howell : the purges of progress -- Up from little hell : developing Chicago's Frances Cabrini homes -- Urban renewal and the rise of Cabrini-Green -- Staving off collapse : mediated violence and the beginning of Cabrini's end -- Bringing the Gold Coast to the slum : Cabrini-Green's redevelopment and the litigation of inclusion -- Conclusion : public housing and the margins of empathy.
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Public housing--History.--Georgia--Atlanta Public housing--History.--Illinois--Chicago Urban renewal--History.--United States