Depending on what you are trying to get out of your work, you should
     probably consider the wealth of literature urban planners and
     designers have developed on the subject. I am thinking, in particular,
     of some work done in San Fransisco and Boston, although many
     jurisdictions have historic preservation ordinances. (I wrote one
     several years ago for Palm Beach County, Florida).

     For more information about urban planning, look up the American
     Planning Association website and the Urban Land Institute.

     There are a couple of books on the subject, but I can't recall their
     titles right now.

     -Steve Eichner
     Research Analyst, ASTC
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Subject: Historic preservation
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Date:    1/23/98 2:19 PM


Hello...
        I am a graduate student in Pittsburgh, and I need to write a paper
on a local neighborhood's potential for Historic Preservation.  Since I am
very unfamiliar with this type of analysis, would anyone on this list have
any ideas on where to gain a working knowledge?  I am wondering if there
are a set of criteria or perhaps a worthwhile study that I can use as an
example.  I am very much a novice in this area and a large portion of my
grade depends on it.  Thanks in advance to any who respond.

                                                Vince Brooks
                                                Graduate History-A.M.E.
                                                Duquesne University