As cities aspire to become global metropolises, older low-rise structures are getting torn
down to make room for new, often tall, buildings and neighborhoods. What does this mean …

Historic preservation is largely an urban profession with strong ties to city planning and
development. Advocates tout preservation as a key driver of urban revitalization, but there …

Urban preservation is a complicated policy issue involving land, resources, and people.
Among a variety of domestic and international actors that have impact on the policy process …

The focus of this special issue is upon how urban heritage is used as a mechanism to
achieve urban regeneration, very broadly conceived. Because heritage can serve many …

Real estate development often threatens heritage resources. Yet the investment it brings
often provides an engine for conservation. What happens when the problem is not too much …

The rehabilitation of urban environments by giving old buildings new functions is an old
practice, but policies meant for encouraging rehabilitation trace their American origins back …

This issue of Housing Policy Debate explores historic preservation as a method of
community development. Going beyond the restoration of old homes, preservation practices …

Urban heritage sites in central cities are most difficult to protect during rapid and large scale
urban (re) development. Rising land values from property development conflict with and …

China's urban landscape has changed rapidly since political and economic reforms were
first adopted at the end of the 1970s. Redevelopment of historic city centers that …

The 1950s and 1960s witnessed a wave of urban destruction in this country. 1 The wrecking
ball was obliterating beautiful old buildings that had given character to our cities? structures …