This course explores the intersection between historic preservation, design and public policy, as it exists and as it is evolving. That exploration is based on the recognition that a challenging and challenged network of law and policy at the federal, state and local level has direct and profound impact on the ability to manage cultural resources, and that the pieces of that network, while interconnected, are not necessarily mutually supportive. The fundamental assumption of the course is that the preservation professional must understand the capabilities, deficiencies, and ongoing evolution of this network in order to be effective. The course will look at a range of relevant and exemplary laws and policies existing at all levels of government, examining them through case studies and in-depth analyses of pertinent programs and agencies at the local, state and federal level.
RELATED The Department of Historic Preservation | Preservation Through Public Policy Archive
The Historic Preservation, Preservation Through Public Policy Archive is a collection of documents from David Hollenberg assembled over the past 25 years as readings for or background to the seminar course HSPV 5720 Preservation Through Public Policy which he taught from 1997-2023.
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