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Displacement in London (Current Displacement (List of estates in fear of…
Displacement in London
WW2
Demolition at mass scale
Caused by war
Women and children moved out of London
Families/communities split up
Response to refugees - more welcoming
Current Displacement
Political and Economic motivations
Private/public
Response to Refugees - hostile
List of estates in fear of demolition/social cleansing
Aylsbury Estate
Excalibur Estate
Homes bought at distressed price due to demolition
Carpenters Estate
Oval
Example: local residents proved refurb cheaper than demolition
Personal stories
Social Cleansing
Displaced out of London
Communities/families split up
Redeveloped estates unaffordable for original residents
Grenfel Tower disaster
L.A Failures
Architectural Failures
1960s
Slum Clearance
Portland Road
Kennington
Local resistance to demolition
Locals prove refurb cheaper than demolition
Conditions before clearance
Original residents displaced - often couldn't afford to move back to the area due to higher rents
Council led
Public
Drivers of clearance
Money
Architecture theory
Increase of social subsidised housing - not given to poor
Demolition at massive scale - estates deemed 'uninhabitable'
Houses bought by council at distressed price
residents displaced
Ronan Point disaster
Architectural failure