In May 2014, the Vacant Property Research Network announced the recipients of its first student paper competition. The awards recognize two masters students whose research in a single-authored paper contributes to new knowledge and practice around vacant properties. Amber Knee, one of the winners, was selected from the submission of a single-authored paper (12-30 pages in length) on
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Cleveland and Cuyahoga County—A Resilient Region’s Responses to Reclaiming Vacant Properties documents how a dedicated group of policy entrepreneurs have come together to address successive waves of property abandonment in the city, county and first tier suburbs. This is the second of a three-part case study project aimed documenting resilient approaches to reclaiming vacant properties in Philadelphia, Cleveland and Baltimore. To download
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In May 2014, the Vacant Property Research Network announced the recipients of its first student paper competition. The awards recognize two masters students whose research in a single-authored paper contributes to new knowledge and practice around vacant properties. Patrick Cooper-McCann, one of the winners, was selected from the submission of a single-authored paper (12-30 pages in
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Join the Vacant Property Research Network for appetizers during the Urban Affairs Association conference in San Antonio to share ideas, find collaborators, discuss funding options, and pilot a match-making service for researchers and practitioners. Thursday, March 20th // 4:30pm – 6:00pm Cork Bar @ Hotel Contessa (across from the Westin) For more information about how to meet our advisory
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A Conversation with Michael Pagano VPRN recently spoke with advisory board member and University of Illinois at Chicago professor Michael Pagano about why some cities welcome vacant land, what intrigues him about land banking, and how urban greening reminds him of the early 20th century progressives. Below is an excerpt. For a lot of policymakers,
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