Preservation Politics

Keeping Historic Districts Vital

AvWilliam E. Schmickle

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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You’ve established a historic district in your town! Now what? Preservation Politics picks up where The Politics of Historic Districts leaves off, advising the established HPC on how to maintain momentum in their communities once the initial political campaign to win historic preservation designation has faded and the real work of enforcement begins. Bill Schmickle goes beyond “best practices” to get to the political root of our district problems: a collective preference for putting preservation interests ahead of citizens and the larger public good. He argues that public service is the key to the long-term vitality of historic districts. Along the way, he takes on everyone who threatens district operations, from those who shirk responsibility and shred historic resources to those preservationists whose radicalism undermines public support. With wit and wisdom, this book shows that there may be no such thing as happily ever after, but historic preservation is worth the fight!

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-03-29
Mått:154 x 231 x 12 mm
Vikt:290 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:American Association for State and Local History
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780759120525

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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).

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For years, Bill Schmickle has forced us to take a hard look at how historic preservation works in the real world, and he’s at it again. There are signs that the way preservationists have always done business may put us out of business. The world is changing, and Bill is our Paul Revere.

Innehållsförteckning

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