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?

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