William E. Schmickle

Preservation Politics (eBook, ePUB)

Keeping Historic Districts Vital

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

You've established a historic district in your town! Now what? Preservation Politics picks up where The Politics of Historic Districts leaves off, advising the established HPC on how to maintain momentum in their communities once the initial political campaign to win historic preservation designation has faded and the real work of enforcement begins. Bill Schmickle goes beyond "best practices" to get to the political root of our district problems: a collective preference for putting preservation interests ahead of citizens and the larger public good. He argues that public service is the key to the long-term vitality of historic districts. Along the way, he takes on everyone who threatens district operations, from those who shirk responsibility and shred historic resources to those preservationists whose radicalism undermines public support. With wit and wisdom, this book shows that there may be no such thing as happily ever after, but historic preservation is worth the fight!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780759120532
• Artikelnr.: 38484669

Autorenporträt

William E. Schmickle, Ph.D., is past chair of the Annapolis Historic Preservation Commission and cofounder of the Oak Ridge, North Carolina, Historic District. His services are available through his website, www.preservationpolitics.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Preservation & the Politics of Change
Chapter 1. Glimpsing Our Political Future
Chapter 2. The Road to Crisis in Historic Districts
Chapter 3. Our District Designation Story
Chapter 4. A Community Compact for Rooted Growth
Chapter 5. Thinking like a Districtist
Chapter 6. Delivering Good Government
Chapter 7. The Temptation of Administrative Legalism
Chapter 8. The Crisis of Second Generation Districts
Chapter 9. Rooters & Rotters: A New Political Who's Who
Chapter 10. Our Strategic Line
Chapter 11. Dealing with Preservation Ideologues
Chapter 12. Political Personalities: Who Leads?
Chapter 13. The Stages of Declining Historic Districts
Chapter 14. The Politics of Decision Making: Defensible & Defendable
Chapter 15. Enforcement: The Third Rail of Preservation Politics
Chapter 16. The Politics of Appeals
Chapter 17. Choosing Our Battles
Chapter 18. Transformative Education
Chapter 19. Our Sustaining Vision
Selected Glossary