A Manual for Historic Preservation in Community Planning
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 50,87 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Historic buildings
ISBN :
Historic Preservation and the Livable City
Author : Eric W. Allison
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 50,49 MB
Release : 2010-12-20
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 047090075X
Book Description
For both the preservation professional and urban planner, this book shows how preservation is a key to the creation of livable cities. The author Eric Allison, the founder and coordinated of the graduate historic preservation program at Pratt Institute in New York City, offers tools and case studies that preservationists and planners can learn from in implementing preservation projects or plans in cities large and small. This book is a must read for anyone working in or interested in these fields and the creation and maintenance of livable cities.
Urban Planning Conservation and Preservation
Author : Nahoum Cohen
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 49,53 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780071375849
Book Description
CD-ROM contains complete text of book, 700 color illustrations, international case studies, 100 video and sound clips, essential tables and charts, calculations module, review questions.
Planning and Community Development
Author : Norman Tyler
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,45 MB
Release : 2010-12-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0393732924
Book Description
An ideal introduction to community planning for students, planners, local officials, community leaders, and citizens. Two experienced educators offer a general introduction to planning, including the elements of the comprehensive plan, and the tools of plan implementation. Each chapter includes a continuing case study of Rivertown, a fictitious community used for planning exercises. Practical examples and case studies from across the United States supplement the text.
Preserving America
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 14,92 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Block grants
ISBN :
Book Description
Urban Conservation
Author : Nahoum Cohen
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 21,91 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Book Description
In cities around the world, urban culture is threatened as commercial pressures overwhelm concerns for architectural integrity. Recognizing that isolated efforts at architectural renovation do not automatically restore the historic integrity of cities, planners are now seeking new methods and tools to save the structure and history of cities. In this book, Nahoum Cohen establishes the emerging discipline of urban conservation as crucial to the future of urban planning and to the survival of cities into the 21st century.
Preserving Our Places
Author : Chester County Planning Commission (Pa.)
Publisher :
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 31,17 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Chester County (Pa.)
ISBN :
Book Description
Summarizes the history of preservation, including federal, state and local laws and regulations, describes preservation tools and techniques, discusses historic preservation within the context of urban, suburban, and rural landscapes, and suggests specific planning considerations. Also describes historic resources in Chester County and some of the preservation mechanisms currently in place.
Historic Preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles, and Practice (Second Edition)
Author : Norman Tyler
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 28,80 MB
Release : 2009-02-04
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0393075591
Book Description
Historic preservation, which started as a grassroots movement, now represents the cutting edge in a cultural revolution focused on “green” architecture and sustainability. This is the only book to cover the gamut of preservation issues in layman’s language: the philosophy and history of the movement, the role of government, the documentation and designation of historic properties, sensitive architectural designs and planning, preservation technology, and heritage tourism, plus a survey of architectural styles. It is an ideal introduction to the field for students, historians, preservationists, property owners, local officials, and community leaders. Updated throughout, this revised edition addresses new subjects, including heritage tourism and partnering with the environmental community.
Historic Preservation in the USA
Author : Karolin Frank
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 12,79 MB
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 3662047675
Book Description
Since the 1960s, public attention has been drawn increasingly towards the thematic link between historic preservation and urban planning. Nowadays, the organized historic preservation movement in the USA is more than a mere "yearning for history": it represents an active and integral part of urban planning in US cities. In order to approach these planning, economic, and social issues in the field of historic preservation, this book analyzes a variety of interdisciplinary methods, focusing on four selected historic districts within the central business districts of Philadelphia and Boston (in the north) and Charleston and Savannah (in the south).
Saving Places that Matter
Author : Thomas F King
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 43,57 MB
Release : 2016-07
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1315420481
Book Description
Tom King, renowned expert on the heritage preservation process, explains to preservationists and other community activists the ins and outs of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Actand how it can be used to protect special places in your community.
