Non-traditional remedies to demolition-by-neglect : private sector incentives, public sector municipal abatement, and other approaches

This thesis (1) explores two non-traditional remedies for demolition by neglect, focussing on newly-enacted legislation in Alabama that allows municipalities to make municipal improvemenst of dilapidated structures and provides private sector incentives to prevent neglect, (2) examines the positive effects these laws will have on one historic neighborhood in Montgomery, Alabama and one property in Selma, Alabama and (3) explores other approaches to demolition-by-neglect including environmental courts, administrative reviews, and other approaches.