The politics of historic districts
Subtitle: a primer for grassroots preservation
By: William E. Schmickle
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: City planning -- United States -- Citizen participation; Historic preservation -- Political aspects -- United States; Historic districts -- United States -- Planning; Politics and culture -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction : what d'ya know?; title: Before you take another step; title: Thinking politically about historic district designation; title: How it starts; title: A walk through the designation process; title: On planning and strategy; title: Our strategic line : a community in/within conflict; title: Makers, breakers, takers, and shapers : the political field of play; title: Leadership and organization; title: Working with shapers; title: A practical vision; title: Thinking politically about design guidelines; title: It's personal; title: Sticks and stones; title: The campaign kickoff; title: Community meeting arrangements; title: Your community presentation; title: FAQs : frequently asked questions; title: Thinking politically about Q&A : the moving pattern of opponents' challenges; title: Our reframing Q&A strategy; title: Answering opposition questions I : from "distrust of them" to the "pivotal shift"; title: Answering opposition questions II : from the "pivotal shift" to "distrust of us"; title: Skirmishing with radical property rightists; title: Petition politics; title: Reaching out to the opposition; title: Moving on to city hall; title: Behind-the-scenes intelligence; title: Working with the press; title: A civic vision; title: The politics of public hearings; title: A conversation with a lobbyist; title: A checklist for one-on-one meetings; title: Our public hearing presentation; title: The politics of compromise; title: Winning the vote