Why do cities like Detroit allow abandoned buildings to remain standing? To combat climate change maybe we should demolish abandoned buildings and use that land to plant trees and community gardens.
Maybe there cities should adopt laws saying that once a building is unoccupied for more than 2,3, or 4 years, the city or county can use eminent domain to take the property. Once taken and the building is demolished, and nothing can ever be built on that land again.
This would have several profound effects:
Would create green spaces in inner cities.
Force the inner city to de-urbanize.
Give inner city dwellers access to land to grow their own food
Help combat climate change
Reduce the amount of heat absorbed by cities during the summer
Maybe there cities should adopt laws saying that once a building is unoccupied for more than 2,3, or 4 years, the city or county can use eminent domain to take the property. Once taken and the building is demolished, and nothing can ever be built on that land again.
This would have several profound effects:
Would create green spaces in inner cities.
Force the inner city to de-urbanize.
Give inner city dwellers access to land to grow their own food
Help combat climate change
Reduce the amount of heat absorbed by cities during the summer