North America

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (1979) The Contribution of Historic Preservation to Urban Revitalization. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.

Andrews, G.E. (ed.) (1980) Tax Incentives for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC: Preservation Press. Good technical exposition of `tax break' conservation funding, which was played down in Reagan era.

Barber, S. (1990) `Conserving Winnipeg's built heritage, 1974-1985', Prairie Forum 15 (2): 301-328.

Collins, R.C. (1980) `Changing views on historical conservation in cities', Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 451: 86-97.

Cullingworth, J.B. (1992) `Historic preservation in the US: from landmarks to planning perspectives', Planning Perspectives 7: 65-79. Readable authoritative overview.

Cullingworth, J.B. (1997) `Historic preservation in the USA', Built Environment 23 (2): 137-143.

Datel, R.E. (1985) `Preservation and a sense of orientation for American cities', Geographical Review 75: 125-141.

Datel, R.E. (1990) `Southern regionalism and historic preservation in Charleston, South Carolina, 1920-1940', Journal of Historical Geography 16 (2): 197-215 Early C20th Southern attitudes - growth of `regionalism' resisting invasion of modernism and change.

Datel, R.E. and Dingemans, D.J. (1980) `Historic preservation and urban change', Urban Geography 1 (3): 229-253 UK/US comparison.

Datel, R.E. and Dingemans, D.J. (1988) `Why places are preserved: historic districts in American and European cities', Urban Geography 9 (1): 37-52 Role of historic preservation in London, Paris, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington DC.

Davis, M. (1985) State Tax Incentives for Historic Preservation. Washington, DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Duerksen, C.J. (ed.) (1983) A Handbook on Historic Preservation Law. Washington, DC: The Conservation Foundation and National Center for Preservation Law.

Ford, L.R. and Fusch, R. (1976) `Historic preservation and the inner city: the perception of German Village by those just beyond', Proceedings of the Association of American Geographers 9: 110-114.

Gale, D.E. (1991) `The impacts of historic district designation: planning and policy implications', Journal of the American Planning Association 57, 3: 325-340. Primarily produced with the US system in mind; but has wider implications for other conservation systems.

A Guide to Delineating the Edges of Historic Districts (1976) Washington DC: Preservation Press.Primarily produced with the US system in mind; but has wider implications for other conservation systems.

Holmes, R.J. (1982) `Conservation easement: at last, conservation pays', Urban Land 41: 3-9. Explanation of US fiscal system (dismembered in Reagan era).

Hosmer, C. (1965) Presence of the Past: a History of the Preservation Movement in the US before Williamsburg. New York: Putman.

Hosmer, C. (1981) Preservation Comes of Age: from Williamsburg to the National Trust. University of Virginia Press.

Jamieson, W. (1990) `Creating historic districts: new challenges for historic preservation in Western Canada', Prairie Forum 15 (2): 221-234.

Kerr, J. (1990) `In defence of the past: a history of Saskatchewan heritage preservation, 1922-1983', Prairie Forum 15 (2): 277-300.

Listokin, D. (1997) `Growth management and historic preservation: best practices for synthesis', The Urban Lawyer 29 (2): 199-213 Useful exploration of current US trend towards growth management/limitation, and how such policies interact with preservation.

Morris, M. (1992) Innovative Tools for Historic Preservation. Washington, DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation/American Planning Association Comprehensive coverage of financial incentives, zoning, district designation, etc.

Murtagh, W. (1988) Keeping Time: the History and Theory of Preservation in America. Pittstown, NY: Main Street Press.

(US) National Trust for Historic Preservation (1976) Economic Benefits for Preserving Old Buildings. Washington DC, Preservation Press.

Newsom, M.D. (1971) `Blacks and historic preservation', Law and Contemporary Problems 36: 423-6. Significant view of ethnic issues in conservation practise.

Pendlebury, J. (1997) Historic Preservation in Virginia. Working Paper 66. Newcastle upon Tyne: Department of Town and Country Planning, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Sauder, R.A. and Wilkinson, T. (1989) `Preservation planning and geographic change in New Orleans' Vieux Carré', Urban Geography 10, 1: 41-61.

Sies, M.C. (1997) `Paradise retained: an analysis of persistence in planned, exclusive suburbs, 1880-1980', Planning Perspectives 12: 165-191 Conservation og high-class US suburbia - often more for societal reasons than planning policy.

Smith, P.B. (1979) `Conserving Charleston's architectural heritage', Town Planning Review 50, 4: 459-76.

Stipe, R. and Antoinette, A. (eds) (1987) The American Mosaic: Preserving a Nation's Heritage. Washington, DC: ICOMOS.

Tournier, R.E. (1980) `Historic preservation as a force in urban change: Charleston', in Lasks, S.B. and Spain, D. (eds) Back to the City. New York: Pergamon.

US Conference of Mayors (1966) With Heritage So Rich. New York: Random House Classic compilation.

Weinberg, N. (1979) Preservation in American towns and cities. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press.

Wright, J.B. (1994) `Designing and applying conservation easements', Journal of the American Planning Association 60, 3: 380-388.

Yeomans, D. (1994) `Rehabilitation and historic preservation: a comparison of American and British approaches', Town Planning Review 65, 2: 159-178.