Cultural Landscapes

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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. New Download [ Cultural Landscapes ] Author [ Richard Longstreth ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr

Cultural Landscapes
  • English
  • 26 August 2017
  • Paperback
  • 218 pages
  • 0816650993
  • Richard Longstreth
  • Cultural Landscapes