Abating Neighborhood Blight with Collaborative Policy Networks—Where Have We Been? Where are We Going?

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Kermit J. Lind

Cleveland State University

Joe Schilling

The Urban Institute

Date Written: 2016

Abstract

This article traces the evolution of local and national networks and the seeds of a blight policy movement through the experiences of the authors, who are two of its pioneering members. Part I defines the legal and policy parameters of neighborhood blight by examining its origins and linkages with public nuisance principles and eminent domain, as well as blight's social and cultural dimensions. Part II outlines the characteristics, members, and elements of a vacant property policy movement from 1990 to 2015. Part III concludes with further reflections about the vacant property policy movement and how its local and national networks can help communities build greater legal and policy capacities, as well as facilitate the sharing and development of innovative strategies through collaborative working groups and coordinating councils.

Keywords: neighborhood blight, public nuisance, municipal code enforcement, vacant abandoned property

Suggested Citation

Lind, Kermit and Schilling, Joe, Abating Neighborhood Blight with Collaborative Policy Networks—Where Have We Been? Where are We Going? (2016). Lind, Kermit, and Joe Schilling. "Abating Neighborhood Blight with Collaborative Policy Networks-Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going." U. Mem. L. Rev. 46 (2016): 803., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2931423

Kermit Lind (Contact Author)

Cleveland State University ( email )

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United States

HOME PAGE: http://www.law.csuohio.edu

Joe Schilling

The Urban Institute

2100 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
United States

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