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To Prevent Illegal Dumping, You Have to Know the Scale of the Problem

Center for Community Progress

(Photo: Community Progress) Neighborhood-Led Vacant Lot Maintenance Programs like the Genesee County Land Bank Authoritys (GCLBA) Clean & Green initiative show how resident engagement can combat illegal dumping. Beyond aesthetics, these programs improve public health and safety. Engage local groups to collect data.

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Resident Engagement in Vacant Lot Greening: Empowering Communities for Neighborhood Revitalization

Center for Community Progress

A Zimmerman discuss how effectively managed vacant lot greening can deliver diverse public health benefits to communities. In contrast, when the management of vacant lots is effectively addressed at scale through greening programs, these lots can deliver diverse public health benefits to communities. Rupp , Alison R.