Table 2.
Themes for the impact of vacant land on three health domains and community-generated solutions
| Domain | Themes |
|---|---|
| Health Domains | |
| Community well-being | Overshadows positive neighborhood characteristics |
| Loss of community control over neighborhood | |
| Fracturing of community members ties | |
| Crime and safety | |
| Fear of crime | |
| Financial strain | |
| Physical health | Injury |
| Trash build-up | |
| Rodents and other animals | |
| Mental health | Negative emotions (sadness, depression, anxiety) |
| Stigma | |
| Community-generated solutions | |
| Vacant land | Playground |
| Community garden | |
| Park space for elderly | |
| Regular cleaning and maintenance | |
| Abandoned homes | Homeless shelter |
| Subsidized housing | |
| Make homes look occupied even when boarded up | |
| General | Provide residents with resources to do the work |
| Provide authority to residents to do the work | |