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Abstract: By the middle part of the twentieth century, large segments of
cities' middle-class and manufacturing companies relocated to the suburbs as new highway
and housing policies were adopted. As a result, cities' tax bases declined and their
governments were on the verge of collapsing. In an effort to reverse this trend, Title I of
the 1949 Housing Act was passed providing cities with ... read morefunds to use eminent domain to
condemn neighborhoods for redevelopment purposes. This paper suggests that property rights
throughout the 50s and 60s were compromised as result of this practice. By the 70s, funding
for the Act was eliminated; but the widespread use of eminent domain by redevelopment
authorities continued until 2005 following the Kelo vs. New London Supreme Court Case
decision. The Court ruled that economic development was a permissible pubic use under the
Fifth Amendment and resulted in nationwide reform limiting the powers of eminent
domain.
Thesis (M.A.)--Tufts University, 2013.
Submitted to the Dept. of Urban and Environmental Policy and
Planning.
Advisor: Jonathan Witten.
Committee: Christine Cousineau.
Keyword: Urban planning.read less
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