Title & Author:

Preserving cultural landscapes in America / edited by Arnold R. Alanen and Robert Z. Melnick ; foreword by Dolores Hayden.

Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.

Description:

xii, 250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Series:

Center books on contemporary landscape design

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-239) and index.
Foreword : In search of the American cultural landscape / Dolores Hayden -- Considering nature and culture in historic landscape preservation / Robert Z. Melnick -- Selling heritage landscapes / Richard Francaviglia -- The history and preservation of urban parks and cemeteries / David Schuyler, Patricia M. O'Donnell -- Appropriating place in Puerto Rican barrios : preserving contemporary urban landscapes / Luis Aponte-Parés -- Considering the ordinary : vernacular landscapes in small towns and rural areas / Arnold R. Alanen -- Asian American imprints on the Western landscape / Gail Lee Dubrow -- Ethnographic landscapes : transforming nature into culture / Donald L. Hardesty -- Integrity as a value in cultural landscape preservation / Catherine Howett.

Summary:

"Historic preservation efforts began with an emphasis on buildings, especially those associated with significant individuals, places, or events. Subsequent efforts were expanded to include vernacular architecture, but only in recent decades have preservationists begun shifting focus to the land itself. Cultural landscapes--such as farms, gardens, and urban parks--are now seen as projects worthy of the preservationist's attention. To date, however, no book has addressed the critical issues involved in cultural landscape preservation. In Preserving Cultural Landscapes in America, Arnold R. Alanen and Robert Z. Melnick bring together a distinguished group of contributors to address the complex academic and practical questions that arise when people set out to designate and preserve a cultural landscape. Beginning with a discussion of why cultural landscape preservation is important, the authors explore such topics as the role of nature and culture, the selling of heritage landscapes, urban parks and cemeteries, Puerto Rican neighborhoods in New York City, vernacular landscapes in small towns and rural areas, ethnographic landscapes, Asian American imprints on the western landscape, and integrity as a value in cultural landscape preservation."--Back cover.

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ISBN:

0801862639 (acid-free paper)
9780801862632 (acid-free paper)
0801862647 (pbk. ; acid-free paper)
9780801862649 (pbk. ; acid-free paper)

Subject:

Schuetz, Alb.
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
Historic preservation United States.
Landscape protection United States.
Cultural property Protection United States.
Historic sites Conservation and restoration United States.
Ethnic neighborhoods Conservation and restoration United States.
Ethnic neighborhoods United States Conservation and restoration.
Patrimoine historique États-Unis.
Paysages Protection États-Unis.
Patrimoine culturel Protection États-Unis.
Lieux historiques Conservation et restauration États-Unis.
Quartiers ethniques États-Unis Conservation et restauration.
Préservation historique États-Unis.
Quartiers ethniques Conservation et restauration États-Unis.
Cultural property Protection
Historic preservation
Historic sites Conservation and restoration
Landscape protection
Kulturerbe
Kulturlandschaft
Naturschutz
United States
USA

Added entries:

Alanen, Arnold R. (Arnold Robert), editor.
Melnick, Robert, 1948- editor.
Hayden, Dolores, writer of foreword.
Alanen, Arnold R. (Arnold Robert)
Melnick, Robert, 1948-
Hayden, Dolores
Center books on contemporary landscape design.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 211435
Call No.: E159 .P7 2000
Status: Available