Preservation Politics

William E. Schmickle

doi:10.5771/9780759120532

Preservation Politics

Keeping Historic Districts Vital

Published 2012

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doi.org/10.5771/9780759120532
ISBN print: 978-0-7591-2051-8
ISBN online: 978-0-7591-2053-2
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Zusammenfassung

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.

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!

Schlagworte

Oral History Public History maintaining districts preserving historic communities preserving history

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Preface
- Contents
- Introduction: Preservation and the Politics of Change
1–6 Chapter One. Glimpsing Our Political Future 1–6
7–16 Chapter Two. The Road to Crisis in Historic Districts 7–16
17–24 Chapter Three. Our District Designation Story 17–24
25–34 Chapter Four. A Community Compact for Rooted Growth 25–34
35–42 Chapter Five. Thinking Like a Districtist 35–42
43–56 Chapter Six. Delivering Good Government 43–56
57–64 Chapter Seven. The Temptation of Administrative Legalism 57–64
65–74 Chapter Eight. The Crisis of Second-Generation Districts 65–74
75–86 Chapter Nine. Rooters and Rotters: A New Political Who's Who 75–86
87–94 Chapter Ten. Our Strategic Line 87–94
95–102 Chapter Eleven. Dealing with Preservation Ideologues 95–102
103–112 Chapter Twelve. Political Personalities: Who leads? 103–112
113–118 Chapter Thirteen. The Stages of Declining Historic Districts 113–118
119–126 Chapter Fourteen. The Politics of Decision Making: Defensible and Defendable 119–126
127–132 Chapter Fifteen. Enforcement: The Third Rail of Preservation Politics 127–132
133–138 Chapter Sixteen. The Politics of Appeals 133–138
139–144 Chapter Seventeen. Choosing Our Battles 139–144
145–156 Chapter Eighteen. Transformative Education 145–156
157–162 Chapter Nineteen. Our Sustaining Vision 157–162
163–166 Selected Glossary 163–166
167–174 Index 167–174
175–176 About the Author 175–176

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