“Land Banks and Land Banking”
The guide presents new strategies, resources and an examination of effective solutions to combat vacant and abandoned properties.
In a follow-up to LISC publication, Land Bank Authorities: A Guide to the Creation and Operation of Local Land Banks, Professor Frank Alexander updates this guidebook for American cities attempting to rediscover the value of urban land.
Vacant, abandoned and foreclosed properties, whether the product of the current foreclosure crisis or the remnants of the old economy, diminish the sense of community among neighbors, erase the value of lifelong investment in a home and make it nearly impossible for cities and towns to attract and keep the creative, innovative, entrepreneurial citizens who will build the next economy.
