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Historic preservation (US), built heritage preservation or built heritage conservation (UK) is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance.
Learn about the history, politics, and ethics of historic preservation in the United States and beyond. Explore case studies, debates, and challenges in preserving the past in the present.
Learn what historic preservation is and how the National Park Service (NPS) carries out various activities to preserve, recognize, and support historic places in the U.S. Find out about the National Register of Historic Places, grant programs, research, tax incentives, and more.
The term “International Principles of Conservation and Preservation” is mostly used to describe internationally recognized and collaboratively developed doctrines and standards relating to the protection, care, and treatment of heritage resources, both movable and immovable (cf. Jokilehto 2002).
“Historic Preservation: Philosophy, Criteria, Guidelines.” In Preservation and Conservation: Principles and Practices . Washington, DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation/Smithsonian Institution Press, 1982, pp. 367-82.
28 maj 2024 · As the world confronts a confluence of existential crises at the start of the new millennium, an anthology of theories concerned with historic preservation makes an important and timely contribution in and beyond the field.
16 paź 2018 · This book provides comprehensive coverage of the many facets of historic preservation: the philosophy and history of the movement, the role of government, the documentation and designation of...
