Preservation Politics - Keeping Historic Districts Vital

Informationen zum Autor Bill Schmickle is a past chair of the Annapolis Historic Preservation Commission and was a cofounder of the Oak Ridge Historic District (North Carolina). He is author of The Politics of Historic Districts (AltaMira 2006).  Klappentext Preservation Politics is a provocative look at the changing prospects for historic districts, and how local preservation commissions, volunteers, and staff can prevent and reverse decline by thinking and acting politically on behalf of the communities they serve. Zusammenfassung Preservation Politics is a provocative look at the changing prospects for historic districts! and how local preservation commissions! volunteers! and staff can prevent and reverse decline by thinking and acting politically on behalf of the communities they serve. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Preservation & the Politics of ChangeChapter 1. Glimpsing Our Political Future Chapter 2. The Road to Crisis in Historic Districts Chapter 3. Our District Designation Story Chapter 4. A Community Compact for Rooted GrowthChapter 5. Thinking like a Districtist Chapter 6. Delivering Good GovernmentChapter 7. The Temptation of Administrative LegalismChapter 8. The Crisis of Second Generation DistrictsChapter 9. Rooters & Rotters: A New Political Who's WhoChapter 10. Our Strategic Line Chapter 11. Dealing with Preservation IdeologuesChapter 12. Political Personalities: Who Leads?Chapter 13. The Stages of Declining Historic DistrictsChapter 14. The Politics of Decision Making: Defensible & DefendableChapter 15. Enforcement: The Third Rail of Preservation PoliticsChapter 16. The Politics of AppealsChapter 17. Choosing Our BattlesChapter 18. Transformative EducationChapter 19. Our Sustaining VisionSelected Glossary

Product details

• Authors: Bill Schmickle, William E. Schmickle, William Edgar Schmickle
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.03.2012
• EAN: 9780759120525
• ISBN: 978-0-7591-2052-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: American Association for State & Local History; American Association for State; American Association for State; American Association for State and Local History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Urban, spatial and country planning; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Urban & municipal planning, Central / national / federal government policies, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Central government policies