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Deteriorated building conditions

Name(s): 
Unattractive appearance of deteriorating buildings
Building depreciation
Broader 
Blighted land use
Neglect of property maintenance
Inadequate care of community space
Deteriorating physical infrastructure in cities
Narrower 
Damp
Increase in abandoned buildings
Deterioration of nuclear power plants
Related 
Sick building syndrome
Depressing effect of poor housing construction
This problem is a member of 5 aggravating loops
Aggravates 
Inadequate housing
Unappealing local businesses [in 2 loops]
Environmental degradation of inner city areas [in 2 loops]
Dependence on sophisticated technology for development [in 1 loop]
Aggravated by 
Ground failures
Low-quality construction work
Prohibitive cost of building maintenance
Strategy(ies) 
Funding architectural restoration
Enhancing appearance of old buildings
Depreciating buildings
Value(s) 
Appearance
Depreciation
Deterioration
Unattractive
Type 
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

About UIA

The Union of International Associations (UIA) is a research institute and documentation centre, based in Brussels. It was established in 1907, by Henri la Fontaine (Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1913), and Paul Otlet, a founding father of what is now called information science.
 

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