Saving America'S Countryside: A Guide To Rural Conservation (National Trust For Historic Preservation S),New

[These] Storiesof Stopping Unwanted Highways, Protecting Open Space, Finding Financing To Preserve Historical Buildingsmake Saving America'S Countryside An Inspiring Resource Guide.'Utne Readera New Edition Of The Book That Received The Historic Preservation Book Prize And The American Society For Landscape Architects' Honor Awardsince Publication Of The First Edition Of Saving America'S Countryside In 1989, The Fight To Save America'S Rural Resources Has Met With Much Success. Approaches Considered Experimental Just A Decade Agogreenways And Heritage Areas, For Exampleare Now Widespread. Yet At The Same Time, Such Disquieting Developments As Continuing Suburban Sprawl, The Weakening Of Federal Laws, And The Socalled Property Rights Movement All Suggest That Work Remains To Be Done.Saving America'S Countryside Was The First And Is Still The Only Comprehensive, Stepbystep Guide To Protecting The Natural, Historic, Scenic, And Agricultural Resources Of A Rural Community. The Authors Show How To Organize A Conservation Effort, Inventory Available Resources, Pass Effective New Laws, Set Up Land Trusts, Take Advantage Of Federal Programs, And Change Public Attitudes.The Thoroughly Revised And Updated Second Edition Reports On Changes In Conservation Over The Past Eight Years And Adds A Chapter On Making Economic Development Compatible With Rural Conservation. It Includes New Case Studies, More Than Fifty New Illustrations, And A Section On Heritage Tourism. As In The Previous Edition, The Detailed Case Studies Document A Variety Of Successfuland Often Surprisingly Innovativeconservation Efforts By Residents Of Rural Communities Throughout The United States.