9780816650996-0816650993-Cultural Landscapes: Balancing Nature and Heritage in Preservation Practice

Cultural Landscapes: Balancing Nature and Heritage in Preservation Practice

ISBN-13: 9780816650996
ISBN-10: 0816650993
Edition: 1
Author: Richard Longstreth
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press
Format: Paperback 256 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780816650996
ISBN-10: 0816650993
Edition: 1
Author: Richard Longstreth
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press
Format: Paperback 256 pages

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Cultural Landscapes: Balancing Nature and Heritage in Preservation Practice (ISBN-13: 9780816650996 and ISBN-10: 0816650993), written by authors Richard Longstreth, was published by Univ Of Minnesota Press in 2008. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other Historic Preservation (Architecture) books. You can easily purchase or rent Cultural Landscapes: Balancing Nature and Heritage in Preservation Practice (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Historic Preservation books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.99.

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Preservation has traditionally focused on saving prominent buildings of historical or architectural significance. Preserving cultural landscapes-the combined fabric of the natural and man-made environments-is a relatively new and often misunderstood idea among preservationists, but it is of increasing importance. The essays collected in this volume-case studies that include the Little Tokyo neighborhood in Los Angeles, the Cross Bronx Expressway, and a rural island in Puget Sound-underscore how this approach can be fruitfully applied. Together, they make clear that a cultural landscape perspective can be an essential underpinning for all historic preservation projects.

Contributors: Susan Calafate Boyle, National Park Service; Susan Buggey, U of Montreal; Michael Caratzas, Landmarks Preservation Commission (NYC); Courtney P. Fint, West Virginia Historic Preservation Office; Heidi Hohmann, Iowa State U; Hillary Jenks, USC; Randall Mason, U Penn; Robert Z. Melnick, U of Oregon; Nora Mitchell, National Park Service; Julie Riesenweber, U of Kentucky; Nancy Rottle, U of Washington; Bonnie Stepenoff, Southeast Missouri State U.

Richard Longstreth is professor of American civilization and director of the graduate program in historic preservation at George Washington University.

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