General Motors Corp. world headquarters is seen from an old, mostly abandoned warehouse district in Detroit, Michigan (REUTERS/Rebecca Cook).
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Laying the Groundwork For Change: Demolition, Urban Strategy, and Policy Reform
September 24, 2012, Alan Mallach
Alan Mallach describes the vacant property challenges facing many U.S. communities, how targeted demolition can help mitigate them, and the role cities, states, and the federal government should play in helping to fund local demolition strategies.