The effects of organizations engaging residents in greening vacant lots: Insights from a United States national survey

Rupp, Laney; Kondo, Michelle C.; Hohl, Bernadette C.; Sing, Evaine K.; Grodzinski, Alison; Zimmerman, Marc A.

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2022.103669

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“…A small sample size may limit our ability to generalize our findings or draw broad conclusions that may apply to multiple organizations that engage youth. Yet, our sample was selected to obtain information about the few organizations from a larger national survey that had successfully engaged youth in their work (O'Keefe et al, 2020; Rupp et al, 2022). We did, however, interview multiple staff in various positions in each organization selected for this more in‐depth analysis and believe we obtained a thorough description of their youth engagement strategies and lessons learned.…”

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“…We recruited organizations to participate in this study from a sample of organizations who responded to a national survey of greening organizations from 27 states (N = 68; O'Keefe et al, 2020; Rupp et al, 2022). The focus of the survey was understanding the factors that contribute to organizational functioning.…”

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“…The functioning score was an index of an organization's capacity in terms of networking, programming, and accessing resources—three areas that are critical for long‐term organizational success and sustainability (Frumkin & Keating, 2011; Glickman & Servon, 1998; Wright & Reames, 2020). Organizations that were at or above the 70th percentile for organizational functioning (range: −3.92 to 8.9, SD : 2.8) and reported engaging at least 40 youth (ages 10–24) in their vacant property work over the past fiscal year were eligible for inclusion in this qualitative study (Rupp et al, 2022). Based on these criteria, nine organizations were eligible for inclusion.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Vacant land management organizations that participated in this study were selected from a pool of 119 organizations who completed the National Survey on Greening in 2019 (O'Keefe et al, 2020). For detailed information on survey methods and sampling see Rupp et al (2022).…”

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Lessons learned from local vacant land management organizations for engaging youth in greening

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Youth living in areas with high concentrations of vacant properties may be at particular risk for poor health outcomes given the associations between deteriorated vacant properties, poor mental health, and community violence. Vacant lot greening has emerged as a key strategy to mitigate the harms of deteriorated properties. Youth engagement in greening has documented benefits for youth, yet few organizations responsible for managing vacant properties currently engage youth. Further, few researchers have examined the best practices that organizations can employ to effectively engage youth in greening programs. The purpose of this study was to understand how high functioning vacant land management organizations with robust youth engagement capabilities engage youth in their greening work. Based on in‐depth interviews with staff from vacant land management organizations, we explored three research questions: (1) what are their identified best practices for youth engagement?; (2) what are the major challenges that impede their youth engagement work?; (3) what solutions are these organizations employing to address these challenges? Findings from this study emphasize the important themes of engaging youth in vacant lot greening in areas of planning, leadership, and decision‐making. Youth engagement in vacant lot greening may be a key mechanism for preventing violence through cultivating youth empowerment and development.

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“…In many cases, the most effective vertical greening initiatives are managed by local governments which collaborate with citizens and private sector to foster the implementation of community-scale and localized interventions [ 22 ]. Rupp et al [ 23 ] demonstrated that highly intensive civic engagement and active participation in planning and implementing urban greening results in more effective and accepted interventions.…”

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Vertical Greening Systems: A Critical Comparison of Do-It-Yourself Designs

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Due to the increasing shortage of space in urban areas, vertical greening systems (VGSs) are becoming increasingly popular as a means to provide increased urban greening using building façades. VGSs are usually installed and managed by experts due to technical complexity, however the role of local communities is becoming increasingly important through Do-It-Yourself (DIY) practices. This study aims to explore low-cost VGSs and provide design suggestions and maintenance indications to encourage the expanded use of in situ small-scale VGSs. Firstly, an exploratory review of VGS designs proposed in the scientific literature, and by commercial and community-based solutions was conducted taking DIY potential into account to define eight basic design models categorized through six structural criteria. Then, seven community garden groups were interviewed to inform a critical comparison of the eight design models. Data collected was synthesized to develop a star rating system, thus providing a quick comparative tool. The star rating system shows the performance of five relevant DIY design parameters for each VGS model. The current research may assist in the accessibility of green technologies and facilitate community-scale implementation of DIY vertical greening.

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Associations between land bank ownership and stewardship of vacant properties and crime, violence, and youth victimization in Flint, MI

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Kondo,

Rupp

et al. 2023

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Land banks across the United States are managing expanding vacant property inventories. By maintaining vacant properties and engaging residents in the process, land banks facilitate processes integral to building safe neighborhoods and may play a role in violence prevention. Using generalized additive mixed model regression, adjusted for spatial and temporal dependencies, we examined whether land bank ownership and stewardship of vacant properties in Flint, Michigan were associated with trends in serious, violent, and firearm‐involved crime, between 2015 and 2018. We tested for differences in trends in crime density between properties owned by the Genesee County Land Bank Authority (GCLBA; n = 7151) and comparison properties not owned by the land bank (n = 6,245). In addition, we tested for differences in crime density trends between vacant properties that received different levels of land bank stewardship, including biannual mowing, GCLBA standard stewardship, and GCLBA‐sponsored community‐engaged stewardship. We found that GCLBA ownership was associated with net declines in densities of all types of crime and violence, over time, relative to properties not owned by the GCLBA. When we distinguished between levels of stewardship, we found that GCLBA stewardship, both with and without community engagement, was associated with net declines in serious and violent crime relative to comparison properties. Only community‐engaged GCLBA stewardship was associated with declines in firearm‐involved crime and firearm‐involved crime with a youth victim over time, relative to comparison properties. Land bank stewardship of vacant properties may be protective against crime, violence, and youth victimization in legacy cities like Flint, MI that experience high rates of vacant properties and violent crime.

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The effects of organizations engaging residents in greening vacant lots: Insights from a United States national survey

Cited by 11 publications

References 41 publications

Lessons learned from local vacant land management organizations for engaging youth in greening

Lessons learned from local vacant land management organizations for engaging youth in greening

Vertical Greening Systems: A Critical Comparison of Do-It-Yourself Designs

Associations between land bank ownership and stewardship of vacant properties and crime, violence, and youth victimization in Flint, MI

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