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Knocking down abandoned buildings has a lot of benefits for Detroit − but it’s costly

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By Mark Skidmore
| The Beaumont Enterprise Verified
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mark Skidmore, Michigan State University; Camila Alvayay Torrejon, Universidad Católica del Norte, and Dusan Paredes Araya, Michigan State University (THE CONVERSATION) Few cities have experienced a sharper economic change of fortune than Detroit. Article continues below this ad It was one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation between 1900 and 1950.
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Knocking down abandoned buildings has a lot of benefits for Detroit − but it’s costly

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By Mark Skidmore
| SFGate Verified
In the absence of private sector action, which often fails to take hold, city officials may implement policies to remove blighted properties and stabilize neighborhoods. That’s what Detroit has been doing since 1974. As a result, 17% of the city’s land area is now composed of vacant land where houses once stood. First, does it increase the value of nearby properties?
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Knocking down abandoned buildings has a lot of benefits for Detroit − but it's costly

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By Mark Skidmore, Camila Alvayay Torrejón, Dusan Paredes Araya
| Skagit Valley Herald Verified
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