Cemetery Protections in Urban Environments - Archaeology, Preservation, and the Law

This book illuminates the role of the law in the protection and preservation of urban cemetery spaces, providing a history and analysis of cemetery site protections in the United States and discussing how to prevent future damage and development in these landscapes of grieving and cultural memory.

About the author

Ryan M. Seidemann is the general counsel at The Water Institute. He is a former assistant attorney general and chief of the Lands and Natural Resources Section of the Louisiana Department of Justice. He is adjunct professor of law at Southern University Law Center and adjunct professor of urban studies and anthropology at the University of New Orleans. Seidemann is the founding chairman of the Louisiana Cemetery Response Task Force and is the executive director of the North American Death Care Regulators Association.

Product details

• Authors: Ryan M Seidemann
• Publisher: University of Florida Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.04.2025
• EAN: 9781683405108
• ISBN: 978-1-68340-510-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 558 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history