Politics of Historic Districts A Primer for Grassroots Preservation

Name: Politics of Historic Districts A Primer for Grassroots Preservation
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ISBN: 9780759107557

ISBN-10: 0759107556

ISBN-13: 9780759107557

Edition: 2006

Authors: William E. Schmickle, Bill Schmickle

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Politics of Historic Districts is your political battle plan in a fight to designate a local historic district. Thirty-four brief chapters cover everything you need to know about the politics of organizing a grassroots campaign and what you have to do to win. By explaining how and why historic districts are politically created, it is an indispensable resource for anyone studying or working in local preservation today.

Book details

List price: $111.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Publication date: 9/18/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Size: 6.26" wide x 9.36" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: What D'ya Know?



Before You Take Another Step



Thinking Politically about Historic District Designation



How It Starts



A Walk through the Designation Process



On Planning and Strategy



Our Strategic Line: A Community in/within Conflict



Makers. Breakers, Takers, and Shapers: The Political Field of Play



Leadership and Organization



Working with Shapers



A Practical Vision



Thinking Politically about Design Guidelines



It's Personal



Sticks and Stones



The Campaign Kickoff



Community Meeting Arrangements



Your Community Presentation



FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions



Thinking Politically about Q&A: The Moving Pattern of Opponents' Challenges



Our Reframing Q&A Strategy



Answering Opposition Questions I: From "Distrust of Them" to the "Pivotal Shift"



Answering Opposition Questions II: From the "Pivotal Shift" to "Distrust of Us"



Skirmishing with Radical Property Rightists



Petition Politics



Reaching Out to the Opposition



Moving on to City Hall



Behind-the-Scenes Intelligence



Working with the Press



A Civic Vision



The Politics of Public Hearings



A Conversation with a Lobbyist



A Checklist for One-on-One Meetings



Our Public Hearing Presentation



The Politics of Compromise



Winning the Vote


Index


About the Author