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Slum clearance

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Slum Clearance - New York (1938)

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What is SLUM CLEARANCE? What does SLUM CLEARANCE mean? SLUM CLEARANCE meaning & explanation

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Slum Clearance In New York (1938)

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Slum Clearance in 1970's Britain. Archive film 99212

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Urban planners aim to eliminate slums—with a mathematical approach

Slum clearance, slum eviction or slum removal is an urban renewal strategy used to transform low income settlements with poor reputation into another type of development or housing. The clearance of the slum destroys low income homes as well as illegal squatting sites, displacing inhabitants into different housing areas with the intent of breaking up continuous zones of poverty.
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