The Past and Future City How Historic Preservation Is Reviving America’s Communities /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Meeks, Stephanie (Συγγραφέας), Murphy, Kevin C. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2016.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Buildings.; Environment, general.; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Building Types and Functions.

At its most basic, historic preservation is about keeping old places alive, in active use, and relevant to the needs of communities today. As cities across America experience a remarkable renaissance, and more and more young, diverse families choose to live, work, and play in historic neighborhoods,...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction: The Powers of Place
• 1. Downtown Is For People: Competing Visions of the Ideal American City
• 2 .Older, Smaller, Better: How Older Buildings Enhance Urban Vitality
• 3. Making It Work for Your City: Unleashing the Power and Potential of Historic Fabric
• 4. Buildings Reborn: Keeping Historic Properties in Active Use
• 5. Our Diverse History: Towards More Inclusive History and Communities
• 6. Mitigating the Great Inversion: The Problems of Affordability and Displacement
• 7. The Greenest Buildings: Preservation, Climate Change, and the Environment
• Conclusion: The Future of the Past: Livable Cities and the Future of Preservation
• Bibliography
• Endnotes
• About the Authors.