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Re:Urbanism and Standards of Respectability by politician on Thursday March 08, 2018 @04:37PM (#16547841)
> A long-forgotten, under-appreciated aspect of encouraging widely dispersed suburbs was rooted in Cold War defense against nuclear attack.

https://www.oftwominds.com/blogjuly10/suburbs-defense-07-10....

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Re:Urbanism and Standards of Respectability by Bensch on Thursday March 08, 2018 @05:48PM (#16548415)
It's an interesting paper, but there's no evidence it was ever used in HUD policy.
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Re:Urbanism and Standards of Respectability by politician on Thursday March 08, 2018 @06:55PM (#16548779)
The national dispersion strategy was established in the late 40s and early 50s, almost 20 years before the Department of Housing and Urban Development was founded [1]. By that time, suburbanization was well advanced.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Ho...

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