Preservation Politics - Keeping Historic Districts Vital

Informationen zum Autor William E. Schmickle, Ph.D., is past chair of the Annapolis Historic Preservation Commission and cofounder of the Oak Ridge, North Carolina, Historic District. His services are available through his website, www.preservationpolitics.com. 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 Change Chapter 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 Growth Chapter 5. Thinking like a Districtist Chapter 6. Delivering Good Government Chapter 7. The Temptation of Administrative Legalism Chapter 8. The Crisis of Second Generation Districts Chapter 9. Rooters & Rotters: A New Political Who's Who Chapter 10. Our Strategic Line Chapter 11. Dealing with Preservation Ideologues Chapter 12. Political Personalities: Who Leads? Chapter 13. The Stages of Declining Historic Districts Chapter 14. The Politics of Decision Making: Defensible & Defendable Chapter 15. Enforcement: The Third Rail of Preservation Politics Chapter 16. The Politics of Appeals Chapter 17. Choosing Our Battles Chapter 18. Transformative Education Chapter 19. Our Sustaining Vision Selected 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