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Showing 1 to 20 of 187 for “"Historic preservation"”.
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Modelling historic preservation tax incentives
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1985.
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Stigmatized Space: Negative Heritage in Historic Preservation
… as an essential but understudied thread in preservation discourse. It traces the naissance of the term “negative heritage” and its antecedent terminologies in order to situate recent scholarship on the subject within a larger philosophical moment. By tracing the origin of scholarship on the …
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Changing Mindsets: Sustainable Design in Historic Preservation
… resource depletion and world population growth historic preservation rests at a pivotal point in the advancement of sustainable development and design. Historic preservation is inherently sustainable. Unfortunately, current green building practices focus more on the ever-growing technological …
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Recovering provenance : historic preservation in Waco, 1953-1980.
The means and methods of preservation and restoration are a part of a historic house's history, and thus becomes an important part of its provenance. This thesis examines the background stories of the Historic Waco Foundation houses and the Earle-Harrison House in one essay. It considers the …
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Historic preservation: a study in local public administration
… sitting on legislatively created local historic architectural review boards, represent a part of the American governance tradition? This study examines the relationships between public board members, citizen interests, career public administrators and the elected appointing authorities. …
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Historic Preservation Approaches for the City of Arroyo Grande
<p>Historic buildings represent a significant portion of the built environment. Local governments are at the forefront for deciding how these historic buildings will be treated and preserved. The preservation of historic buildings is important for a variety of reasons. Among these reasons is that …
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Preserving Roswell: The Voices of Historic Preservation in Roswell, Georgia
… was created to advance the knowledge of local historic preservation, to open adialogue with the public and to be used as an example for others seeking to understand themotivations and experiences of historic preservation participants and stakeholders in otherlocations. It seeks to bring the …
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Great Challenges and Great Opportunity: Historic Preservation in Kennesaw, Georgia
… internship allowed me to work closely with the Historic Planning Commission. The HPC consists of seven members who are appointed by the Council to serve two year terms. I interned under Darryl Simmons, Zoning Administrator, in the Planning and Zoning Department. Our department works closely with …
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Traditional Cultural Properties : a potential tool for community-driven historic preservation
… addressed in implementation of the National Historic Preservation Act and other historic preservation authorities." Bulletin 38 defined Traditional Cultural Properties (TCPs), as those "whose significance is derived from the role the property plays in a community's historically rooted …
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Activating Our Tools: A Qualitative Analysis of Statewide Historic Preservation Plans
Since the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, State Historic Preservation Offices have been required to create and implement Statewide Historic Preservation Plans on a recurring cycle. Despite this longstanding requirement, State Plans have been overlooked in academic …
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A Seat at the Table: Integrating Historic Preservation into Comprehensive Campus Planning
Historic preservation should be incorporated into comprehensive campus planning in such a way that it is always part of the discussion. Although many universities are effectively managing their historic resources, there are many that would benefit from clear guidance on how to approach these …
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Ephemeral and forgotten: an archaeological investigation of race, marginalization and historic preservation
… tenure. My research employs a mixture of historical anthropological and archival analysis, archaeological analysis and evaluation of comparative evidence to examine various hypotheses about who lived at this ridge. I examine what can be told about this site from these various lines of …
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Preserving the Queen (City's) crown jewel : historic preservation in Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine
Over-the-Rhine is a nationally significant historic district in Cincinnati, Ohio, and one of the City's greatest assets. Despite its tremendous character and potential, for years the district has languished through disinvestment and neglect, resulting in substantial demolitions of the historic …
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Cataloging Built Heritage: Methods of Recording Unit Masonry for the Future of Historic Preservation
… and infield practices for documenting historic structures—from the surveyor’s intention of interpretation to how the project team chooses to adapt alongside a constantly evolving technology-dependent environment. A successful restoration project relies on comprehensive documentation and …
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Historic Preservation as an Economic Planning Tool: the Case Study of Mount Vernon, Missouri
Historic preservation is the act of conserving the culture heritage of a nation or a people. It is a commitment toward safeguarding those sites, buildings, districts, and objects which visually reflect the cultural heritage of our forefathers. As a significant force in America today, historic …
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