Name/Title
The Past and Future City: How Historic Preservation is Reviving America's CommunitiesEntry/Object ID
2018.004.8Description
Describes the many ways that saving and restoring historic fabric can help a city create thriving neighborhoods, good jobs, and a vibrant economy. 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 currently being done in the field of preservation. (Stephanie Meeks is the president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.)
Contents: 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: toward 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.
xv, 334 p. : ill. ; 23 cmCollection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2018.004Source or Donor
Archives/Library Purchases (2018)Acquisition Method
PurchasedCredit Line
Restricted Book/Archives Acquisition Fund PurchaseLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
City planning--Social aspects, Historic preservation--United States, Cultural property--Protection--United States, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--United StatesBook Details
Author
Meeks, StephaniePublisher
Island PressDate Published
2016Call No.
NA9053 .H76 M44 2016ISBN
9781610917087LCCN
2016938037Location
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: By Stephanie Meeks, with Kevin C. Murphy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
October 30, 2018Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
April 5, 2023