Lawrence J Vale Books

Lawrence J. Vale holds the Ford Professorship in Urban Design and Planning at MIT. His scholarship delves into urban design, housing, and planning, exploring the historical and contemporary forces shaping our cities. Vale's approach bridges theory and practice, a perspective evident in his extensive body of work, which includes numerous books. His insights offer readers a deeper understanding of the complex challenges facing urban environments.

After the Projects
504 pages
18 hours of reading
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After the Projects explores the contested politics of American public housing development and redevelopment. Drawing from extensive archival research and in-depth interviews, Vale develops the concept of governance constellations to show how past, often traumatic, experience with urban renewal affects present- day housing policy and attitudes toward the poorest Americans.

After the Projects