Vale, Lawrence J., 1959-

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

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