Vacant to vibrant : creating successful green infrastructure networks /

Vacant lots, so often seen as neighborhood blight, have the potential to be a key element of community revitalization. As manufacturing cities reinvent themselves after decades of lost jobs and population, abundant vacant land resources and interest in green infrastructure are expanding opportunitie...

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Main Author: Albro, Sandra L. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, [2019]
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