Cultural Landscapes

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Preservation has traditionally focused on saving prominent buildings of historical or architectural significance. Preserving cultural landscapes-the combined fabric of the natural and man-made environments-is a relatively new and often misunderstood idea among preservationists, but it is of increasing importance. The essays collected in this volume-case studies that include the Little Tokyo neighborhood in Los Angeles, the Cross Bronx Expressway, and a rural island in Puget Sound-underscore how this approach can be fruitfully applied. Together, they make clear that a cultural landscape perspective can be an essential underpinning for all historic preservation projects.Contributors: Susan Calafate Boyle, National Park Service, Susan Buggey, U of Montreal, Michael Caratzas, Landmarks Preservation Commission (NYC), Courtney P. Fint, West Virginia Historic Preservation Office, Heidi Hohmann, Iowa State U, Hillary Jenks, USC, Randall Mason, U Penn, Robert Z. Melnick, U of Oregon, Nora Mitchell, National Park Service, Julie Riesenweber, U of Kentucky, Nancy Rottle, U of Washington, Bonnie Stepenoff, Southeast Missouri State U.Richard Longstreth is professor of American civilization and director of the graduate program in historic preservation at George Washington University.