Sletto, Bjorn2010-11-302010-11-302017-05-112010-11-302010-11-302017-05-112010-05May 2010http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1435textThis report, situated in Birmingham, Alabama, explores the best strategies for implementing arts-based adaptive reuse development in vacant or available downtown buildings. Through adaptive-reuse, a strategy of repurposing old buildings for new uses, the arts sector in Birmingham can be nurtured and strengthened. In this report, I present the major implications associated with the strengthening of the arts community. These implications include economic development, central city revitalization, community building, and gentrification.application/pdfengAdaptive reuseArts and cultural sectorBirminghamAlabamaUrban revitalizationEconomic developmentthesis2010-11-30