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Refurbishing the Rust Belt: Vacant Land Reuse in Baltimore, Maryland and Cleveland, Ohio

Prusa, Jillian L.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1416312594

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2014, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Geography (Arts and Sciences).
Vacancy contributes to a downward spiral of blight that many cities in the old American industrial belt struggle to escape. While the causes of vacancy and the effects – economic, environmental, and social – of vacant properties are well covered in the literature, successful reuse strategies and related supportive networks are not. This research investigates and compares the land reuse process in Baltimore, Maryland, and Cleveland, Ohio, two cities with large amounts of vacant property. Stakeholders in both cities utilized a variety of land interventions in reuse projects, with the most common being the establishment of greenspaces, though the obstacles facing successful reuse varied between and within the cities. Governance networks and interorganizational relationships play an important role in reuse, and each city has opportunities to enhance and build upon these to aid future work.
Geoffrey Buckley (Advisor)
Yeong-Hyun Kim (Committee Member)
Harold Perkins (Committee Member)
271 p.
Geography; Urban Planning
vacant land; cleveland, ohio; baltimore, maryland; vacant lots; land reuse; interorganizational relationships; sustainability

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  • Prusa, J. L. (2014). Refurbishing the Rust Belt: Vacant Land Reuse in Baltimore, Maryland and Cleveland, Ohio [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1416312594

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Prusa, Jillian. Refurbishing the Rust Belt: Vacant Land Reuse in Baltimore, Maryland and Cleveland, Ohio. 2014. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1416312594.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Prusa, Jillian. "Refurbishing the Rust Belt: Vacant Land Reuse in Baltimore, Maryland and Cleveland, Ohio." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1416312594

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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