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Opportunities to Connect Urban Conservation and Vacant Land Stewardship

Center for Community Progress

According to the National Land Bank Networks 2023 State of Land Banking Survey, vacant lots account for 86 percent of all land bank properties and half of all survey respondents listed vacant land stewardship as one of their top priorities. the group called out community, stewardship, legacy, values, collaboration.

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Harnessing cloud solutions to tackle water challenges

AWS Public Sector Blog

Floodmapp, an Australian startup, has developed a real-time flood mapping and monitoring platform that uses AWS services such as AWS Batch and Amazon Elastic Container Service to provide accurate, location-specific flood data. This collaborative approach is crucial in addressing the complex, broad-reaching nature of water challenges.

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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

We spoke with Taylor Bennett , Executive Director of the West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation (WVLSC). In their previous role at the West Virginia Community Development Hub, Bennett worked as the primary statewide convener and advocate for land bank-based policies. Bennett has served as the Executive Director of WVLSC since 2021.

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New Study Shows Land Bank Ownership of Vacant Lots Can Reduce Violent Crime

Center for Community Progress

Community-Engaged Stewardship : Due to widespread vacant properties in Flint, there are more properties in GCLBA’s inventory than what their crews can maintain. More intensive forms of GCLBA stewardship (i.e., more than biannual mowing) are associated with greater net reductions in the incident densities of these forms of crime.

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Five Innovative Approaches from Land Banks Across the Country

Center for Community Progress

Working with residents, the land bank created a redevelopment plan for the building that integrates community feedback and will ensure long-term stewardship. Its goal is to transition stewardship of St. The land bank used its Innovative Approach Award to develop an automated demolition scoring tool.

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What Policymakers Need to Know About New and Evolving Publicly-Driven Housing Development Models in the U.S.

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

State and local governments are exploring ways to take a more direct role in financing, preserving, and developing housing to address the nation’s housing shortage with an array of public development models, according to a new policy brief by the NYU Furman Center and its Housing Solutions Lab. A Decline In U.S.

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Collaborating for sustainability: How higher education and cloud providers foster change

AWS Public Sector Blog

Innovation is essential in developing solutions that address global sustainability challenges. The ASU CIC has also been exploring the use of digital twin technology and developed a digital twin platform for Downtown Phoenix, Inc. News & World Report. This enriches the student learning experience well beyond the classroom.