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Campori, whose name originated as ''Campus Orientalis'', was an occasional military marshaling ground during the time of [[Great Levantia]] and was sparsely populated for most of [[Urcea]]'s history. Even after being incorporated into the city as part of the [[Administrative Reorganization Act of 1892]], Campori remained largely rural until after the [[Second Great War]]. The area was developed by the [[Government of Urcea]] with large public housing projects intended for veterans of the war and their families. The projects were intended to be models for the rest of the country, but ran into significant problems during construction including cost overruns, and many of the houses were not complete until the early 1950s. The area was considered up and coming during the 1950s and 60s, but generally began to decline as the population of Second Great War veterans began to move away in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The population of veterans was gradually replaced by other groups of Urceans on waiting lists for housing, namely {{wp|Vagrancy|vagrants}} from across the country, recently released convicts, and other generally impoverished people. The introduction of these groups lead to a dramatic relocation of the veteran communities by the mid 1970s, leading the area to significant economic decline. The situation partly stabilized with the introduction of [[Crona|Cronan]] immigrants during the 20th century, but due to the prevalence of tower blocks the area remains a major source of housing stock for those with very low incomes in Urcea. | Campori, whose name originated as ''Campus Orientalis'', was an occasional military marshaling ground during the time of [[Great Levantia]] and was sparsely populated for most of [[Urcea]]'s history. Even after being incorporated into the city as part of the [[Administrative Reorganization Act of 1892]], Campori remained largely rural until after the [[Second Great War]]. The area was developed by the [[Government of Urcea]] with large public housing projects intended for veterans of the war and their families. The projects were intended to be models for the rest of the country, but ran into significant problems during construction including cost overruns, and many of the houses were not complete until the early 1950s. The area was considered up and coming during the 1950s and 60s, but generally began to decline as the population of Second Great War veterans began to move away in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The population of veterans was gradually replaced by other groups of Urceans on waiting lists for housing, namely {{wp|Vagrancy|vagrants}} from across the country, recently released convicts, and other generally impoverished people. The introduction of these groups lead to a dramatic relocation of the veteran communities by the mid 1970s, leading the area to significant economic decline. The situation partly stabilized with the introduction of [[Crona|Cronan]] immigrants during the 20th century, but due to the prevalence of tower blocks the area remains a major source of housing stock for those with very low incomes in Urcea. | ||
Campori is one of the few [[Housing_in_Urcea#Public_housing|locations in Urcea]] where {{wp|tower blocks}} are still in widespread use in the 21st centuries. Much of the economy of the area is characterized by body shops - both legitimate and {{wp|Chop shop|those operating for criminal purposes}}, the occasional budget supermarket, {{wp|dollar store|dollar stores}}, {{wp|fast food restaurant}}s, and tobacco shops. {{wp|Food desert}}s are a serious issue for most residents of Campori. Crime is higher than most other parts of the city, and it is a major source of controlled substances flowing into other parts of the city, including | Campori is one of the few [[Housing_in_Urcea#Public_housing|locations in Urcea]] where {{wp|tower blocks}} are still in widespread use in the 21st centuries. Much of the economy of the area is characterized by body shops - both legitimate and {{wp|Chop shop|those operating for criminal purposes}}, the occasional budget supermarket, {{wp|dollar store|dollar stores}}, {{wp|fast food restaurant}}s, and tobacco shops. {{wp|Food desert}}s are a serious issue for most residents of Campori. Crime is higher than most other parts of the city, and it is a major source of [[Illegal vice trade in Urcea|controlled substances flowing]] into other parts of the city, including narcotics and pornography. Efforts by national and city leadership to remediate the area - including potential urban development projects which would destroy the public housing projects - have generally been unsuccessful. It is considered to be the poorest part of the city according to most available economic and crime metrics. | ||
===the Monastic Quarter=== | ===the Monastic Quarter=== | ||