Preservation Politics

Bill Schmickle is a past chair of the Annapolis Historic Preservation Commission and was a cofounder of the Oak Ridge Historic District (North Carolina). He is author of The Politics of Historic Districts (AltaMira 2006).

• Introduction: Preservation & the Politics of ChangeChapter 1. Glimpsing Our Political Future Chapter 2. The Road to Crisis in Historic Districts Chapter 3. Our District Designation Story Chapter 4. A Community Compact for Rooted GrowthChapter 5. Thinking like a Districtist Chapter 6. Delivering Good GovernmentChapter 7. The Temptation of Administrative LegalismChapter 8. The Crisis of Second Generation DistrictsChapter 9. Rooters & Rotters: A New Political Who’s WhoChapter 10. Our Strategic Line Chapter 11. Dealing with Preservation IdeologuesChapter 12. Political Personalities: Who Leads?Chapter 13. The Stages of Declining Historic DistrictsChapter 14. The Politics of Decision Making: Defensible & DefendableChapter 15. Enforcement: The Third Rail of Preservation PoliticsChapter 16. The Politics of AppealsChapter 17. Choosing Our BattlesChapter 18. Transformative EducationChapter 19. Our Sustaining VisionSelected Glossary

For years, Bill Schmickle has forced us to take a hard look at how historic preservation works in the real world, and he’s at it again. There are signs that the way preservationists have always done business may put us out of business. The world is changing, and Bill is our Paul Revere.