Refocusing Housing Public Policy: An Environmental Impact Study

Number of Pages 17

A 17 page paper discussing environmental justice, policy and environmental law as the concepts apply to Altgeld Gardens, a low income housing development on Chicago's South side that was built in the 1940s on top of an industrial waste dump. The greatest portion of the paper is a case study of the development of Altgeld Gardens as an island in an area boasting the highest density in landfills in the country. Of 53 dumps within 4 miles, 46 have been investigated and considered for designation as Superfund sites. Bibliography lists 15 sources.


File: CC6_KSpubPlAltgeld.rtf


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