The a primer for grassroots preservation Schmickle, William Edgar 1946- creator text bibliography mdu 2007 monographic eng

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x, 269 p. ill. ; 23 cm. Acknowledgments ix -- Introduction : what d'ya know? 1 -- 1. Before you take another step 5 -- 2. Thinking politically about historic district designation 11 -- 3. How it starts 18 -- 4. A walk through the designation process 24 -- 5. On planning and strategy 36 -- 6. Our strategic line : a community in / within conflict 44 -- 7. Makers, breakers, takers, and shapers : the political field of play 49 -- 8. Leadership and organization 58 -- 9. Working with shapers 65 -- 10 A practical vision 73 -- 11. Thinking politically about design guidelines 82 -- 12. It's personal 87 -- 13. Sticks and stones 93 -- 14. The campaign kickoff 95 -- 15. Community meeting arrangements 101 -- 16. Your community presentation 109 -- 17. FAQs : frequently asked questions 115 -- 18. Thinking politically about Q&A : the moving pattern of opponents' challenges 118 -- 19. Our reframing Q&A strategy 127 -- 20. Answering opposition questions I : from "distrust of them" to the "pivotal shift" 131-- 21. Answering opposition questions II : from the "pivotal shift" to "distrust of us" 145 -- 22. Skirmishing with radical property rightists 159 -- 23. Petition politics 171 -- 24. Reaching out to the opposition 182 -- 25. Moving on to city hall 187 -- 26. Behind the scenes intelligence 193 -- 27. Working with the press 201 -- 28. A civic vision 212 -- 29. The politics of public hearings 218 -- 30. A conversation with a lobbyist 225 -- 31. A checklist for one on one meetings 233 -- 32. Our public hearing presentation 237 -- 33. The politics of compromise 246 -- 34. Winning the vote 254 -- Index 257 -- About the Author 269 -- William E. Schmickle. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- City planning United States Citizen participation Politics and culture United States Historic districts United States Planning Historic preservation Political aspects United States HT167 S263 2007 307.1/2160973 0759107556 9780759107557 0759107564 9780759107564 9780759107557 9780759107564 2006015237 pucpr 120209 20251027133548.0 eng