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SLUM CLEARANCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-08-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Urban Renewal
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slum clearance
1, record 1, English, slum%20clearance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The demolition and removal of buildings from any slum area, usually under the provisions of the federally assisted urban renewal program. 2, record 1, English, - slum%20clearance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
The removal of a slum by demolishing it, altering it, or correcting the conditions causing it. 3, record 1, English, - slum%20clearance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The word "clearance" should not mean slum destruction only; a slum can be cleared by rehabilitation, by providing better schools and social facilities, and by removing those conditions of life that bring hopelessness, helplessness, and haplessness to its residents. 3, record 1, English, - slum%20clearance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term [slum demolition] is often used interchangeably (though incorreclty) with "slum clearance." Slum demolition, though legally and judicially authorized, can aggravate slum conditions by crowding the displaced slum dwellers into the residual slum inventory. Since crowding is one of the most harmful aspects of slum life, a slum surplus is often to be preferred to a slum shortage. 3, record 1, English, - slum%20clearance
Record 1, Key term(s)
- slum demolition
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Rénovation urbaine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- suppression des bidonvilles
1, record 1, French, suppression%20des%20bidonvilles
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- suppression de l'habitat insalubre 1, record 1, French, suppression%20de%20l%27habitat%20insalubre
correct, feminine noun
- suppression des taudis 2, record 1, French, suppression%20des%20taudis
correct, feminine noun
- abolition des taudis 3, record 1, French, abolition%20des%20taudis
feminine noun
- élimination des taudis 4, record 1, French, %C3%A9limination%20des%20taudis
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est une loi du 14 décembre 1964 qui a fourni les moyens juridiques d'une suppression radicale des bidonvilles en permettant l'expropriation des terrains par simple arrêté préfectoral et la déduction de l'indemnité d'expropriation versée au propriétaire, de toutes les sommes qu'il aurait pu percevoir au cours des cinq années précédentes pour la location d'installations insalubres. 1, record 1, French, - suppression%20des%20bidonvilles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-01-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Urban Renewal
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- slum demolition
1, record 2, English, slum%20demolition
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Removal of a slum by tearing it down. 1, record 2, English, - slum%20demolition
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term [slum demolition] is often used interchangeably (though incorreclty) with "slum clearance." Slum demolition, though legally and judicially authorized, can aggravate slum conditions by crowding the displaced slum dwellers into the residual slum inventory. Since crowding is one of the most harmful aspects of slum life, a slum surplus is often to be preferred to a slum shortage. 1, record 2, English, - slum%20demolition
Record 2, Key term(s)
- slum clearance
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Rénovation urbaine
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- démolition des taudis
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9molition%20des%20taudis
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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