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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Deteriorated building conditions

Deteriorated building conditions

  • Unattractive appearance of deteriorating buildings
  • Building depreciation

Broader

Inadequate care of community space
Presentable
Blighted land use
Presentable
Neglect of property maintenance
Unpresentable
Deteriorating physical infrastructure in cities
Unpresentable

Narrower

Increase in abandoned buildings
Presentable
Deterioration of nuclear power plants
Presentable
Dampness
Presentable
Unstable buildings
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Inadequate housing
Presentable
Environmental degradation of inner city areas
Presentable
Dependence on sophisticated technology for development
Presentable
Unappealing local businesses
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Prohibitive cost of building maintenance
Unpresentable
Ground failures
Unpresentable
Low-quality construction work
Yet to rate

Related

Sick building syndrome
Yet to rate
Depressing effect of poor housing construction
Yet to rate

Strategy

Funding architectural restoration
Yet to rate
Enhancing appearance of old buildings
Yet to rate
Depreciating buildings
Yet to rate

Value

Unattractive
Yet to rate
Deterioration
Yet to rate
Depreciation
Yet to rate
Appearance
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced Inequality

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
Yet to rate
 Yet to rate
Language
English
1A4N
F1733
DOCID
11617330
D7NID
141164
Editing link
Official link
https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/deteriorated-building-conditions
Last update
Dec 3, 2024