Cultural Landscapes: Balancing Nature and Heritage in Preservation Practice

Preservation has traditionally focused on saving significant buildings of historical or architectural significance. The preservation of cultural landscapes—the combined fabric of natural and human-made environments—is a relatively new and often misunderstood idea among preservationists, but it is increasingly important. The essays collected in this volume of case studies, which include the Little Tokyo neighborhood of Los Angeles, the Cross Bronx Expressway, and a rural island in Puget Sound, highlight how this approach can be fruitfully applied. Together, they make it clear that a cultural landscape perspective can be an essential foundation for all historic preservation projects.