Across the United States; historic preservation has become a catalyst for urban regeneration. Entrepreneurs; urban pioneers; and veteran city dwellers have refurbished thousands of dilapidated properties and put them to productive use as shops; restaurants; nightclubs; museums; and private residences. As a result; inner-cities; once disparaged as zones of poverty; crime; and decay have been re-branded as historic districts. Although these preservation initiatives; often supported by government tax incentives and rigid architectural controls; deserve credit for bringing people back to the city; raising property values; and generating tourist revenue; they have been less successful in creating stable and harmonious communities.Beyond Preservation proposes a framework for stabilizing and strengthening inner-city neighborhoods through the public interpretation of historic landscapes. Its central argument is that inner-city communities can best turn preserved landscapes into assets by subjecting them to public interpretation at the grass-roots. Based on an examination of successful projects in St. Louis; Missouri and other U.S. cities; Andrew Hurley demonstrates how rigorous historical analysis can help communities articulate a local identity and plan intelligently on the basis of existing cultural and social assets.
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9 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Worst book on Art Deco in a very long time.....PERHAPS EVERBy E. R. EismanI have a large library on Art Deco books built over many years; and this new book is the worst of the lot. It offers very little background on the origins of art deco or its its best moments in terms of architecture and design; or what the movement really means. Tellingly; the publisher doesnt even tell the reader where its authors received their degrees or any other basic information that a reasonable informed reader would want to know.Virtually all of the artwork and photos in the books are cliches; in that they have appeared in dozens of books over the past couple of decades. Id bet that there is not a SINGLE ORIGINAL taken-for-this-book image in the entire volume! The publisher should be ashamed of bringing this volume to market; though my guess is that they have no shame.