Saving Spaces
Subtitle: Land Conservation in the United States
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781138888661
Subjects: Landscape protection
Description: "Saving Spaces offers an historical overview of the struggle to conserve both individual parcels of land and entire landscapes from destruction in the United States. John Sprinkle, Jr. Identifies the ways in which the identification, evaluation, and stewardship of selected buildings and landscapes reflect contemporary American cultural values. Detailed case studies bring the text to life, highlighting various conservation strategies and suggesting the opportunities, challenges, and consequences of each. Balancing close analyses with a broader introduction to some of the key issues of the field, Saving Spaces is ideal for students and instructors of historic preservation"--