Blight

From PlanningWiki

Blight is a "condition of property or the uses of property in parts of a city, town, or neighborhood that are detrimental to the physical, social, and/or economic well-being of a community. It can include abandoned buildings or those severely neglected by their owners, vacant lots full of rubble and waste, or dangerous and/or illegal uses such as crack houses." [1]

Blight has often been used as a justification for urban renewal and the use of eminent domain.

See also

• Berman v. Parker
• Kelo v. City of New London
• Urban decay

References

• Populated from Wikipedia
• UrbanPlan (Glossary)
• Sacramento Transportation and Air Quality Collaborative (Glossary)
• County of Monterey (Glossary)