Blight Abatement of Vacant Land and Crime in New Orleans.

CONCLUSIONS: Investing in programs that improve neighborhood environments affected by high rates of physical disorder and vacancy may be a way to decrease violence. However, routine remediation may be needed to increase the public health impact of blight abatement programs in warmer climates, where weeds and vegetation grow rapidly. PMID: 30286299 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30286299?dopt=Abstract

Source: Public Health Reports - October 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Public Health Rep Source Type: research

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