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Pocantico Proclamation on Sustainability and Historic Preservation
November 2008This fact sheet shares the Pocantico Proclamation on Sustainability and Historic Preservation, developed at the Pocantico Symposium in 2008. -
Preservation Directory
Updated 2019by: Tim CannanThis clearinghouse includes a library that contains links to articles, guides, and regulations, as well as a list of general resources organized by category. -
Technical Preservation Services
Updated 2019This clearinghouse contains the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties as well as resources related to tax incentives, preservation practices, and sustainability. -
Recording, Documentation, and Information Management for the Conservation of Heritage Places: Guiding Principles
2007by: Robin Letellier, Werner Schmid, Francois LeBlancThis book highlights the importance of recording and documenting cultural heritage places as part of historic preservation projects. -
Recording, Documentation, and Information Management for the Conservation of Heritage Places: Illustrated Examples
2007by: Rand Eppich, Amel ChabbiThis book presents case studies that illustrate efforts to record and document cultural heritage places. -
Heritage Values in Site Management: Four Case Studies
2005by: Marta de la Torre, Margaret MacLean, Randall MasonThis book presents Grosse lie and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Port Arthur Historical Site, and Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site as case studies to assess how preservation efforts value heritage. -
Managing Change: Sustainable Approaches to the Conservation of the Built Environment
2001by: Jeanne Teutonico, Frank MateroThis book includes six essays on theories of sustainability and conservation and seven case studies on the practice of sustainable conservation. -
Federal Historic Preservation Laws: The Official Compilation of U.S. Cultural Heritage Statutes, 2018 Edition
2018This book outlines 28 federal historic preservation laws chronologically, beginning with the Antiquities Act of 1906 and concluding with the National Women’s Rights History Project Act of 2009. -
Atlas of ReUrbanism: Buildings and Blocks in American Cities
November 2016by: Michael Powe, Margaret O'Neal, Reina MurrayThis report introduces the Atlas of ReUrbanism, a tool that shows the connection between the physical characteristics of cities and economic, social, and environmental outcomes. -
Assessing the Values of Cultural Heritage
2002by: Marta de la TorreThis report shares how cultural significance can be valued in a democratic heritage conservation process. -
Preserving History or Hindering Growth? The Heterogenous Effects of Historic Districts on Local Housing Markets in New York City
National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series Number 20446, September 2014by: Vicki Been, Ingrid Gould Ellen, Michael GedalThis report looks at the impact that historic districts have on property values in New York City, from the perspective of economists and policy analysts. -
Civil Rights in America: A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites
2008by: Susan Salvatore, Antoinette Lee, Carol ShullThis report walks through periods of civil rights history and identifies major figures and events. -
Economics and Historic Preservation: A Guide and Review of the Literature
September 2005by: Randall MasonThis report reviews the literature on the economics of historic preservation. -
New Tricks With Old Bricks: How Reusing Old Buildings Can Cut Carbon Emissions
March 2008This report assesses the lifetime CO2 emissions of three new construction and three old and refurbished homes in England. -
Historic Preservation and Right Sizing
May 2012by: Cara Bertron, Donovan RypkemaThis report highlights how historic preservation can be used in a right sizing process to help stabilize cities that have experienced population loss. -
Managing Change: Preservation and Rightsizing in America
2014This report defines rightsizing and examines how historic preservation can support the process. -
Saving Windows, Saving Money: Evaluating the Energy Performance of Window Retrofit and Replacement
2012by: Patrice Frey, Rebecca Harris, Mark HuppertThis report presents the opportunities and challenges of a range of window improvement options, concluding that more affordable retrofit strategies can be nearly as energy efficient as replacement. -
The Greenest Building: Quantifying the Environmental Value of Building Reuse
2011by: Patrice Frey, Liz Dunn, Ric CochraneThis report uses life cycle assessment (LCA) to show the environmental impact reduction of reuse over demolition and new construction. -
Realizing the Energy Efficiency Potential of Small Buildings
June 2013by: Mark Huppert, Ric Cochrane, Patrice FreyThis report explains how small historic commercial buildings can use new technology to maximize energy productivity and reduce energy consumption. -
Preserving Whose Neighborhood?: The Effects of Adaptive Reuse by the Savannah College of Art & Design on Property Value and Community Change in Savannah, Georgia
December 2007by: Kimberly Winson-Geideman, Dawn Jourdan, AICP, Shan GaoThis report tracks neighborhood change caused by the adaptive reuse of historic buildings by the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). -
SHPO Perspectives: Program Analysis of Statewide Historic Preservation Planning
August 2014by: Lindsey MorrisonThis report shares the results of a literature review, online surveys, and interviews conducted to assess the National Park Service’s statewide historic preservation planning program. -
State Historic Tax Credits: Maximizing Preservation, Community Revitalization, and Economic Impact
November 2018by: Renee Kuhlman, Harry Schwartz, Shaw SpragueThis report outlines the benefits of state tax incentives for historic preservation. -
Preserving Places: Reflections on the National Historic Preservation Act at Fifty from The Public Historian
October 2016by: Tamara GaskellThis report commemorates the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 by compiling short essays from preservation experts each reflecting on an article published in The Public Historian. -
The Federal Role in Historic Preservation: An Overview
CRS Report R45800, July 2019by: Mark DeSantisThis report outlines the federal government’s role in historic preservation, clarifying the regulatory framework and funding opportunities. -
The Role of Public-Private Partnerships and the Third Sector in Conserving Heritage Buildings, Sites, and Historic Urban Areas
2014by: Susan Macdonald, Caroline CheongThis report highlights the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs), particularly those involving stakeholders from the third sector, in historic preservation. -
Values and Heritage Conservation
2000by: Erica Avrami, Randall Mason, Marta de la TorreThis report summarizes the main ideas from meetings and conversations between conservation professionals, facilitated by the Getty, and includes eight exploratory essays on the value of heritage conservation. -
Untapped Potential: Strategies for Revitalization and Reuse
October 2017by: Stephanie Meeks, David Brown, Jim LindbergThis report lays out the opportunities and challenges of building reuse and proposes a model adaptive reuse ordinance. -
Easements to Protect Historic Properties: A Useful Historic Preservation Tool with Potential Tax Benefits
2010by: Charles FisherThis briefing paper introduces historic preservation easements as a strategy to protect historic properties. -
Cultural Heritage, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and the New Urban Agenda
February 2016by: Jyoti Hosagrahar, Jeffrey Soule, FAICP, Luigi Fusco GirardThis briefing paper highlights the role that cultural heritage preservation can have in making urban areas more sustainable in an international context. -
Model Policies for Preserving Historic Schools
Model Public Policies, May/June 2006by: Katherine StevensonThis briefing paper outlines strategies that can help in the preservation of a historic school and policies that may threaten the process. -
Affordable Housing and Historic Preservation
2007by: Advisory Council on Historic PreservationThis briefing paper is a policy statement by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). -
State Tax Credits for Historic Preservation
March 2013by: Harry SchwartzThis briefing paper reviews all state tax credits for historic preservation and identifies their strengths and weaknesses. -
A Comparative Study of the Community's Perceptions of Preserving Important Physical Features of Two Differing Historic Districts in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Preservation Education & Research, 9: 25-45, 2017by: You Kyong Ahn, Traci Montgomery, Neil CarlsonThis article emphasizes the role of community perception in historic preservation processes. -
Beyond Rust and Rockefeller: Preserving Cleveland's African American Heritage
Preservation Education & Research, 9: 7-23, 2017by: Stephanie Ryberg-WebsterThis article highlights the challenges of preserving African American heritage sites through a case study of the Landmarks of Cleveland’s African American Experience project. -
America's Failure to Preserve Historic Slave Markets
CityLab, February 2015by: Vicky GanThis article discusses how developers and city officials across the country have ignored the history of slavery by rebranding or demolishing slave markets. -
A Conceptual Model for Measuring Neglect Rates in Historic Districts
Preservation Education & Research, 6: 41-57, 2013by: Galen NewmanThis article explores the relationship between peripheral growth and historic preservation. -
Zoning and Historic Preservation
August 1989by: Stephen MorrisThis briefing paper urges preservationists to become familiar with local zoning codes to understand how they support or limit historic preservation. -
State Tax Credits for Historic Preservation: A Policy Brief on Return on Investment
April 2015by: Renee KuhlmanThis briefing paper shows that states who invest in historic preservation experience a positive economic return. -
Embodied Energy and Historic Preservation: A Needed Reassessment
APT Bulletin, 36(4): 48-52, 2005by: Mike JacksonThis article introduces the concept of embodied energy and explains how it can be used to make the case for renovation over new construction. -
Does Preservation Accelerate Neighborhood Change? Examining the Impact of Historic Preservation in New York City
Journal of the American Planning Association, 82(2): 134-146, 2016by: Brian McCabe, Ingrid Gould EllenThis article tracks racial and socioeconomic changes from historic district designation in New York City. -
Can a Poor Chicago Neighborhood Be Reborn as a National Park?
Next City, July 2014by: Sam WorleyThis article considers the opportunities and challenges of using National Park Service designation as a driver of economic development. -
Finding Your Local Economy's Hidden Treasure
Planning Commissioners Journal, Winter 2011by: Gwendolyn HallsmithThis article encourages local stakeholders to look towards low-income and immigrant communities for economic development opportunities around historic preservation. -
Designing for the Dead: The Perfect City Cemetery
Next City, March 2015by: Anna ClarkThis article features Austin’s effort to rehabilitate its historic urban cemeteries by treating them as public parks. -
Incorporating Archaeology Into Local Government Historic Preservation and Planning: A Review of Current Practice
Journal of the American Planning Association, 82(2): 189-203, 2016by: Douglas Deur, Virginia ButlerThis article shares how communities are protecting archaeological resources through local ordinances and creative partnerships. -
Historical American Communities: Their Rôle and Potential—Part II
Journal of the American Institute of Planners, 19(4): 219-226, 1954by: Robert LillibridgeThis article continues the discussion from Part I, emphasizing organizational problems and identifying ways city planning can support historic preservation. -
Historic American Communities: Their Rôle and Potential—Part I
Journal of the American Institute of Planners, 19(3): 131-138, 1954by: Robert LillibridgeThis article highlights the cultural, educational, and economic value of historic cities and communities. -
Heritage Planning in Post-Doi Moi Hanoi: The National and International Contributions
Journal of the American Planning Association, 61(3): 328-343, 1995by: William LoganThis article explores the tension between historic preservation and economic growth in Hanoi, Vietnam. -
Historic Districts and Property Values
Planning Commissioners Journal, Summer 1996by: Edward McMahonThis article questions whether historic district zoning has an impact on property values. -
Historic Preservation is Smart Growth
Planning Commissioners Journal, Fall 2003by: Donovan RypkemaThis article shares twenty reasons why historic preservation is a necessary component of smart growth. -
Historic Preservation Ordinances: Frequently Asked Questions
Planning Commissioners Journal, Fall 2003by: Julia MillerThis article answers common questions about historic preservation ordinances.