Editing Slum clearance (section)

{{Short description|Removal or destruction of slums}}
[[File:Dublin slum clearance circa 1900.jpg|thumb|right|[[Dublin slum]] clearance circa 1900]]
'''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. This has long been a strategy for redeveloping urban communities; for example, [[Slum clearance in the United Kingdom|slum clearance plans were required in the United Kingdom]] in the [[Housing Act 1930]], while the [[Housing Act of 1937|Housing Acts of 1937]] and [[Housing Act of 1949|1949]] encouraged similar [[Slum clearance in the United States|clearance strategies in the United States]].<ref>{{cite journal |first1=William J. |last1=Collins |first2=Katharine L. |last2=Shester |year=2013 |title=Slum Clearance and Urban Renewal in the United States |journal=American Economic Journal: Applied Economics |volume=5 |issue=1 |pages=239–73 |doi=10.1257/app.5.1.239 |s2cid=128788351 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=LaVoice |first=Jessica |date=2024 |title=The long-run implications of slum clearance: A neighborhood analysis |journal=Journal of Public Economics |volume=236 |doi=10.1016/j.jpubeco.2024.105153 |issn=0047-2727|doi-access=free }}</ref> Frequently, but not always, these programs are paired with public housing or other assistance programs for the displaced communities.