Rethinking urban capacity: Identifying and appraising vacant buildings

Myers, Danny; Wyatt, Peter

Abstract

Policies related to urban development and regeneration have prompted a need for greater levels of information concerning vacant land and property. A need is identified to create efficient use (and reuse) of existing real estate. Drawing on information primarily collected for property taxation, a methodology is presented to create comprehensive data sets relating to vacant non-domestic buildings to help identify the type, size and location of long-term vacant property. The case is made for this methodology to be extended and for improved access to comprehensive data to enable scarce real estate resources to be used in a more sustainable manner.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2004
• Journal: Building Research and Information
• Print ISSN: 1466-4321
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 285-292
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0961321042000221061
• Keywords: urban capacity, vacant buildings
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1058795
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0961321042000221061
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Lead author. Wyatt was the lead contractor on a series of research projects undertaken on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. The aim of these projects was to obtain improved information on vacant land and buildings and develop a national vacancy statistic.