Puerto Rico’s Rescued Schools: A Grassroots Adaptive Reuse Movement for Abandoned School Buildings

Puerto Rico’s Rescued Schools: A Grassroots Adaptive Reuse Movement for Abandoned School Buildings

From 2007 to 2019, over 650 public schools closed in Puerto Rico. School closures not only affect students and teachers; these spaces serve as anchor institutions providing social infrastructure for the sustained health of communities. While closed schools remove a critical community asset, these va...

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Main Authors: John-Michael Davis, Mariana Reyes, Jacob Abrogar, Jocelyn Bourgoin, Madison Brown, Evelyn Kellum, Francis Polito, Scott Jiusto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Social Sciences
Subjects:
Puerto Rico
school closures
abandoned schools
rescued schools
adaptive reuse
community centers
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/12/662

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