Title & Author:

Cultural landscapes : balancing nature and heritage in preservation practice / Richard Longstreth, editor.

Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2008.

Description:

ix, 218 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The challenges of cultural landscapes for preservation / Richard Longstreth -- pt. I: Interpreting landscape. Landscape preservation and cultural geography / Julie Riesenweber ; The politics of preservation : power, memory, and identity in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo / Hillary Jenks ; Cross-Bronx : the urban expressway as cultural landscape / Michael Caratzas ; The American summer youth camp as a cultural landscape / Courtney P. Fint ; Wild lands and wonders : preserving nature and culture in national parks / Bonnie Stepenoff -- pt. II: Balancing change and continuity. Mediating ecology and history : rehabilitation of vegetation in Oklahoma's Platt Historic District / Heidi Hohmann ; A continuum and process framework for rural historic landscape preservation : revisiting Ebey's Landing on Whidby Island, Washington / Nancy D. Rottle ; Natural and cultural resources : the protection of vernacular landscapes / Susan Calafate Boyle ; Cultural landscapes : venues for community-based conservation / Susan Buggey and Nora Mitchell ; Management for cultural landscape preservation : insights from Australia / Randall Mason ; Are we there yet? : travels and tribulations in the cultural landscape / Robert Z. Melnick.

Summary:

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.

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ISBN:

9780816650989 (hc ; alk. paper)
0816650985 (hc ; alk. paper)
9780816650996 (pb ; alk. paper)
0816650993 (pb ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Landscape assessment.
Cultural property Protection.
Landscape protection.
Paysages Évaluation.
Patrimoine culturel Protection.
Paysages Protection.
Kulturlandskap.
Kulturmiljövård.
landschapsbescherming
landscape conservation
cultureel erfgoed
cultural heritage
stedelijke gebieden
urban areas
cultuurlandschap
cultural landscape
Landscape Architecture (General)
Landschapsarchitectuur (algemeen)

Added entries:

Longstreth, Richard W.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 256693
Call No.: BIB 187100
Status: Available