Cultural Landscapes: Balancing Nature and Heritage in Preservation Practice

by Richard Longstreth and Richard W. Longstreth

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816650993
• ISBN13: 9780816650996
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.2" x 9.9"