The book I edited and co-authored deals with several means how to revitalize unused publicly owned buildings and sites. We have come a long way. From the period of state ownership, through decades of wild privatization, to the renewed search for public interest. Buildings that were once factories, schools or warehouses can find a new use today. So they don't all have to end up in disrepair or as residential areas. Can municipalities recognize other types of collective investors who could give their city or district a different, community impulse?
At a time when municipalities have a minimum of public property, deciding on each building or campus is a fundamental issue. Do not sell! Improve! is a pilot publication that will guide you through the complexity of the topic of regenerating unused assets for the benefit of local communities.
The book was published by the collective of Nová Cvernovka in 2020.