Eminent Domain and City Redevelopment in California: An Overview and Case Study

Part of a special issue on resistance to neoliberal globalization. The writers discusses the U.S. government's use of eminent domain to seize property from owners, particularly homeowners. They examine the general use of eminent domain strategies by cities and counties to take property from hom...

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Authors: Aguirre, Adalberto (Author) ; Vu, Frances (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2006
In: Social justice
Year: 2006, Volume: 33, Issue: 3, Pages: 101-113
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Local Government
Political planning
Community Development
Public Interest
Homeowners
Property Rights
Kelo v. City of New London (Supreme Court case)
Land tenure > California
Land tenure
Eminent domain
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Summary:Part of a special issue on resistance to neoliberal globalization. The writers discusses the U.S. government's use of eminent domain to seize property from owners, particularly homeowners. They examine the general use of eminent domain strategies by cities and counties to take property from homeowners to benefit private commercial interests, rather than public interests. They consider Kelo v. Cityof New London regarding the use of eminent domain to circumvent homeowner property rights and examine how homeowners in Riverside County, California, responded to the taking of their property by local government agencies.