Historic preservation efforts began with an emphasis on
buildings, especially those associated with significant
individuals, places, or events. Subsequent efforts were expanded to
include vernacular architecture, but only in recent decades have
preservationists begun shifting focus to the land itself. Cultural
landscapes--such as farms, gardens, and urban parks--are now seen
as projects worthy of the preservationist's attention. To date,
however, no book has addressed the critical issues involved in
cultural landscape preservation.
In "Preserving Cultural Landscapes in America," Arnold R. Alanen
and Robert Z. Melnick bring together a distinguished group of
contributors to address the complex academic and practical
questions that arise when people set out to designate and preserve
a cultural landscape. Beginning with a discussion of why cultural
landscape preservation is important, the authors explore such
topics as the role of nature and culture, the selling of heritage
landscapes, urban parks and cemeteries, Puerto Rican neighborhoods
in New York City, vernacular landscapes in small towns and rural
areas, ethnographic landscapes, Asian American imprints on the
western landscape, and integrity as a value in cultural landscape
preservation.
Contributors: Arnold R. Alanen, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Luis Aponte-Peres, University of Massachusetts-Boston - Gail Lee
Dubrow, University of Washington, Seattle - Richard Francaviglia,
University of Texas, Arlington - Donald L. Hardesty, University of
Nevada, Reno - Catherine Howett, University of Georgia, Athens -
Robert Z. Melnick, University of Oregon - Patricia M. O'Donnell,
Historic Preservation Consultant, Charlotte, Vermont - David
Schuyler, Franklin & Marshall College
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