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Meeks, Stephanie.
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Historic preservation.
Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration.
Cultural property -- Protection.
City planning -- Social aspects.
Urban renewal.
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Meeks, Stephanie.
Historic preservation.
Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration.
Cultural property -- Protection.
City planning -- Social aspects.
Urban renewal.
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The past and future city : how historic preservation is reviving America's communities / Stephanie Meeks ; with Kevin C. Murphy
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Meeks, Stephanie.
Island Press, [2016]
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711
.4
M494p
Subjects
Historic preservation.
Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration.
Cultural property -- Protection.
City planning -- Social aspects.
Urban renewal.
ISBN:
9781610917094 (pbk.)
Description:
xv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-320) and index
Contents:
Introduction: The Powers of Place -- Downtown Is For People: Competing Visions of the Ideal American City -- Older, Smaller, Better: How Older Buildings Enhance Urban Vitality -- Making It Work for Your City: Unleashing the Power and Potential of Historic Fabric -- Buildings Reborn: Keeping Historic Properties in Active Use -- Our Diverse History: Towards More Inclusive History and Communities -- Mitigating the Great Inversion: The Problems of Affordability and Displacement -- The Greenest Buildings: Preservation, Climate Change, and the Environment -- Conclusion: The Future of the Past: Livable Cities and the Future of Preservation
Summary:
"In The Past and Future City, Stephanie Meeks, the president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, describes in detail, and with unique empirical research, the many ways that saving and restoring historic fabric can help a city create thriving neighborhoods, good jobs, and a vibrant economy. She explains the critical importance of preservation for all our communities, the ways the historic preservation field has evolved to embrace the challenges of the twenty-first century, and the innovative work being done in the preservation space now"--provided by publisher
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Murphy, Kevin C., 1974-
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