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Abandoned structures: tools for reuse and repurposing of buildings in Slovak municipalities Cover

Abandoned structures: tools for reuse and repurposing of buildings in Slovak municipalities

Central European Journal of Public Policy
Volume 15 (2021): Issue 1 (June 2021)
By: David A. Cole,  Jolana Gubalová and  Mária Murray Svidroňová  
Open Access
|Apr 2021

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

Population change in the BB area as perceived by mayors
Population change in the BB area as perceived by mayors

Fig. 2

Preferences in the commuter zone
Preferences in the commuter zone

Fig. 3

Preferences in the hinterland
Preferences in the hinterland

Fig. 4

The number of abandoned objects in the municipality
The number of abandoned objects in the municipality

Fig. 5

New/renovated home construction in the last 5 years
New/renovated home construction in the last 5 years

Fig. 6

Interest in abandoned property in the community
Interest in abandoned property in the community

Fig. 7

Problems with acquiring property
Problems with acquiring property

Fig. 8

Assistance to potential owners
Assistance to potential owners

Fig. 9

Obstacles to preventing repairs of buildings with a positive influence on the local inhabitants
Obstacles to preventing repairs of buildings with a positive influence on the local inhabitants

Various solutions addressing abandoned properties

Soft InterventionMedium InterventionAggressive Intervention
Planning
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    nationwide strategic plan

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    collaboration between public and private entities

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    collaboration between national and local government.

Property maintenance
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    code enforcement

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    mothballing

Forced change of ownership
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    foreclosure due to lack of tax and penalty payments

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    property acquisition for redistribution (land banking)

Data collection
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    survey of properties

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    abandon property registry

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    providing information for potential investors

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    heritage database

Funding
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    creating public/private finance resources for historic preservation

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    tax incentives (subsidies, tax breaks) and disincentives (penalties, higher levies)

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    homestead rules – tax rules based on permanent residency/temporary residency, rental investment, or “charitable investments

Adaptive reuse
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    historic preservation

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    rezoning

Strategic demolition
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    strategic removal of eyesores and blighted property

Token purchases

Ordinal ranking of advantages and disadvantages of municipalities

AdvantagesRank
BB/ZVHinterland
Good location (close to the city, enough jobs)14
Good infrastructure (public transport, roads, Internet)22
Good services (schools, health care, shops, entertainment, etc.)33
Beautiful nature41
Nice architecture75
Possibility to buy real estate as a good price56
Good social and community life67
DisadvantagesRank
BB/ZVHinterland
Few job opportunities, high unemployment in municipalities11
Social Romany problems22
Far from a bigger cityNA4
Bad roadsNA3
No room for developmentNA5
Lack of infrastructureNA6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cejpp-2021-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1802-4866
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Language: English
Page range: 67 - 81
Submitted on: Sep 10, 2020
Accepted on: Feb 24, 2021
Published on: Apr 19, 2021
Published by: University of Matej Bel in Banska Bystrica, Faculty of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
abandoned properties,
public unused properties,
public policy,
Slovakia
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Public finance and fiscal theory,
Business management,
Industries,
Public sector, public private partnerships, public administration,
Social sciences,
Sociology,
Social policy, social work, development aid,
Political science,
Political science, other

© 2021 David A. Cole, Jolana Gubalová, Mária Murray Svidroňová, published by University of Matej Bel in Banska Bystrica, Faculty of Economics
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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