GEOG 434G  Historic Preservation Planning

CONTENT:  This course provides an overview of historic preservation methods and practice.  The course includes an overview of the historic preservation movement in the United States and an examination of preservation law and methodology.  A field research project is required.  Prerequisite:  Graduate Student standing.   3 hours.

OFFERED:  Approximately every three years.

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Current Syllabus: COURSE SYLLABUS - SPRING 1998

Instructor: Albert Petersen

Office: EST 340

Office Hours: 8:00-10:30 M-F; 8:00-1:00 TThF

Phone: 745-5977 (office) 781-2710 (home)

Texts: HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNING TEXT (required)

HISTORIC PRESERVATION FIELD SURVEY MANUAL (required Dwight, Pamela (editor). LANDMARK YELLOW PAGES. Preservation Press, 1993. (optional)

McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A FIELD GUIDE TO AMERICAN HOUSES. Alfred Knopf, 1985. (optional)

Units to be Discussed:

1. Introduction to Historic Preservation...definition of terms

2. History and Philosophy of the Historic Preservation Movement

3. Historic Preservation Literature and Organizations

4. Historic Preservation Legislation

A. Federal Preservation Laws

B. State and Local Preservation Law

C. Use of Zoning and Easements

D. Environmental Impact Statements

5. Preservation and the Individual...Grants in Aid and Tax Incentives

6. Historic Preservation and the Rural Landscape

7. Jobs and Advanced Education in Historic Preservation

Techniques to be Mastered:

1. Conducting a comprehensive survey of cultural and historic resources...

2. Completing the Kentucky Historic Resources survey form...

3. Completing a National Register form...

4. Photographing architecture and using aerial photography...

5. Utilizing a USGS topographic map...

Student Expectations:

1. Class field project: conducting a survey of the cultural and historic resources of Oakland, Kentucky and completing a Kentucky Historic Resources Survey Form for each resource identified (75% of the course grade). A National Register Nomination will be completed.

2. Mastering the techniques necessary to conduct an historic preservation survey. (25 % of the course grade)

Attendance Policy:

Historic Preservation Planning will meet promptly at 5:15 pm on Tuesday, during the first half of the semester for lecture and discussion. There will be no unexcused absences allowed! During the second half of the semester, students working in groups will work in the field at their own time under the direction of the instructor.

Department of Geography and Geology Policy Statement:

The Department of Geography and Geology strictly adheres to University policies, procedures, and deadlines regarding student schedule changes. It is the sole responsibility of the student to meet all deadlines in regard to adding, dropping, or changing the status of a course. Only in exceptional cases will a deadline be waived. The Student Schedule Exception Appeal form shall be used to initiate all waivers. This forms requires a written description of the extenuating circumstances involved and the attachment of appropriate documentation. Poor academic performance, general malaise, and undocumented general stress factors are not considered as legitimate circumstances.

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