Bending the future : fifty ideas for the next fifty years of historic preservation in the United States /

The year 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act, the cornerstone of historic preservation policy and practice in the United States. The act established the National Register of Historic Places, a national system of state preservation offices and local commissio...

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Other Authors:	Page, Max (Editor), Miller, Marla R. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2016]
Subjects:	United States. > National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Historic preservation > United States. Historic preservation > United States > Forecasting. Historic preservation > Social aspects > United States. Historic sites > Conservation and restoration > United States. Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration > United States. Cultural property > Protection > United States. United States > Cultural policy.

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Summary:	The year 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act, the cornerstone of historic preservation policy and practice in the United States. The act established the National Register of Historic Places, a national system of state preservation offices and local commissions, set up federal partnerships between states and tribes, and led to the formation of the standards for preservation and rehabilitation of historic structures. This book marks its fiftieth anniversary by collecting fifty new and provocative essays that chart the future of preservation. The commentators include leading preservation professionals, historians, writers, activists, journalists, architects and urbanists. The essays offer a distinct vision for the future and address related questions, including who is a preservationist? What should be preserved? Why? How? What stories do we tell in preservation? How does preservation contribute to the financial, environmental, social and cultural well-being of communities? And if the 'arc of the moral universe bends towards justice,' how can preservation be a tool for achieving a more just society and world?
Physical Description:	xii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781625342157 (paperback : alkaline paper) 1625342152 (paperback : alkaline paper) 9781625342140 (hardcover : alkaline paper) 1625342144 (hardcover : alkaline paper)