Laying the Groundwork for Change: Demolition, urban strategy, and policy reform

By Alan Mallach, Brookings Institution

Community Progress Fellow and non-resident Brookings Institution Fellow, Alan Mallach, addresses the growing demand for demolition across the country in this 2012 white paper with the Brookings Institution. He argues that there is a need for a more thoughtful and cost-effective demolition strategy in order to stabilize and revitalize cities, and their neighborhoods.

Download the paper.