GEOG 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Arson
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City said that it was not worth it to use resources and have firefighters killed or injured fighting fires in buildings that are vacant. 1% of all arson cases are prosecuted. Fire department does not have resources to fight fires or investigate. 2000-2010: 24,000 left annually (63 daily or 3 per hour) 1/3rd of city is vacant (40 square miles) City owns 5,000 acres of vacant land. Vacant detroit can fit in paris, france. 25,000 homes went up for auction (8,000 were occupied) Just being next to a vacant home decreases your home value. The banks did not want to own this property and pay taxes on the property. Paying the taxes on the property was worth more than the actual home. Economic shift from steel: healthcare, advances in healthcare and healthcare research, education, public universities, finance, advances in financial sectors. Both have adapted to become self sustaining again. Lowest socioeconomic and demographic indicators in england.
