Book

Historic preservation : an introduction to its history, principles, and practice

Call Number

  • H 363.69 T983 2009 (CEN)

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Edition

2nd ed.

Publication Information

New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2009.

Physical Description

375 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Notes

"1994 edition published as Issues of historic preservation"--T.p. verso.

Contents

  • The preservation movement in the United States
  • Architectural styles, contextualism, and design guidelines
  • The legal basis for preservation
  • Designation of historic properties
  • Historic districts and ordinances
  • Intervention approaches, documentation, and technology
  • Preservation economics
  • Preservation planning
  • Sustainability and partnering with the environmental community
  • Heritage tourism, cultural landscapes, and heritage areas.

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