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Coriano
StephanieM.Fuentes
Prof.SandraRos
INGL3236060H
7March2016
AnnotatedBibliography
Baskas,H.(2015,August1).PR'stourismweatheringthestormofpotentialdefault.RetrievedMarch
7,2016,from
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/27/prstourismweatheringthestormofpotentialdefault.html
AmorepositiveoutlookonthefutureoftourisminPuertoRico.Itacknowledgesthestruggles
oftheeconomy,butsaystheproductthattouristslookforisstillpresent.Whilecompetitively,
PuertoRicomaynotbeatitsbest,thearticlesuggeststhatitsallamatterofperspective:how
youselltheideaofcomingtoPuertoRico.

Carrero,R.,Malvrez,G.,Navas,F.,&Tejada,M..(2009).Negativeimpactsofabandoned
urbanisationprojectsintheSpanishcoastanditsregulationintheLaw.
Journalof
CoastalResearch
,11201124.Retrievedfrom
http://library.uprm.edu:2081/stable/25737961
Itisinterestingtocomparesimilarproblemstoothercountrieswhichmaybeencounteringthe
sameones.Withmuchresearch,Carrerowritesabouttheenvironmentalproblemsof
abandonedbuildingsinSpain.Therearemanystepstobetakeninordertolowerthenegative
effectsofthisabandonment.

Jacobs,S.(2015,October30).TakealookinsideoneofAmerica'smostmysteriousand
abandonedhotels.RetrievedMarch07,2016,from
http://www.businessinsider.com/insidetheabandoneddivinelorrainehotel201510
Likeourmunicipalabandonedhotel,manyhotelswerebuilttohelptheeconomygrow.
However,duetodifferentproblemsthehotelswerelefttorot.Thesehotelsheldsomuch
promise,butultimatelywereofnouse.

MunicipalbankruptcypreemptionPuertoRicopassesnewmunicipalreorganizationact.(2015,
February).
HarvardLawReview
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(4),1320+.Retrievedfrom
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uprmayaguez&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&asid=a73af506df825499e1ec3bc6dc533514
Alookatcurrentattemptstocreatestatemunicipalreorganizationlaws.Theattemptswouldbeto
allowpubliccorporationsinPuertoRicotoadjusttheirdebts,sincetheycannotreorganizeunder
theU.S.BankruptcyCode.
Pennstudyfindsfixingupabandonedbuildingsininnercitiescanreducecrimerates.(2015).
JournalofBlacksinHigherEducation(Online),
Retrievedfrom
http://uprm.edu/library/relay.php?url={URL}/docview/1704390636?accountid=28498
Solvingtheabandonedbuildingproblemdoesnotonlyhelptheenvironment,butitalsohelps
lowercrimes.Withlessemptyplaces,therewouldexistlessplacestocommitcrimes.

Radicanmsde900quiebrasenseptiembre.(2014,October02).RetrievedMarch07,2016,from
http://www.elnuevodia.com/negocios/consumo/nota/radicanmasde900quiebrasenseptiembre18
65430/
Thisarticleinourlocalnewspapermentionsthelargeamountofbankruptcieshappeninginthe
Island.Thereisactuallyadirectmentionofthehotelinourhometown,theLighthouseHotel&
Casino.

Sfakianaki,E.,&Moutsatsou,K.(2015).Adecisionsupporttoolfortheadaptivereuseor
demolitionandreconstructionofexistingbuildings.
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Environment&SustainableDevelopment
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14
(1),119.
Thisarticledealswiththedecisionmakingofthereuseofabandonedbuildingsandwhether
theyshouldbedemolished.Also,manyfactorsareexploredlikethefinancialaspects,
environmentalproblems,andthesocialinfluence.Alloftheseinfluencethedecisiontosavean
abandonedbuildingornot.

Shane,J.M.(2012,July).CenterforProblemOrientedPolicing.RetrievedMarch07,2016,
fromhttp://www.popcenter.org/problems/abandoned_buildings_and_lots/
Thepolicewrotethisguidetoinformthepublicoftheproblemsabandonedbuildingscanbring
tothecommunity.Forexample,anemptyplaceisperfecttocommitcrimeswithoutanyone
watching.

SHAW,G.K.(2012,September17).Abandonedbuildingsstillpresentenvironmental
hazards.RetrievedMarch07,2016,from
http://www.theday.com/article/20120917/NWS12/309179970
ThisarticletalksaboutabandonedbuildingsinConnecticutsimilartoourhotelinCaboRojo.It
ishelpfultocomparetheenvironmentalhazardsanabandonedbuildinghasintwodifferent
cities.Differentplaces,butbothhavethesameproblem.

Stevenson,A.(2015,Jul24).Hedgefunds,seeingopportunity,investinstrugglinghotelsinpuerto
rico.
NewYorkTimes
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http://uprm.edu/library/relay.php?url={URL}/docview/1698292686?accountid=28498
ThisparticulararticlediscussesspecificallythestruggleshotelshavebeenfacinginPuertoRico.
Forexample,theSanJuanBeachHotelwhichendedupclosingitsdoorslastsummer.Ittakesa
lookatthepeopletryingtorevivethetourismoftheIsland,particularlythebigWallStreet
investors.