historic buildings in Charleston South Carolina

Introduction to Historic Preservation

This course will introduce planners to the basics of historic preservation including the beginning of the historic preservation movement, the legal precedent for preservation, and the theories that determine how preservation occurs. This course will use case studies to further illustrate the topics discussed.

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Course Info

  • Duration 7 video lessons (38 Mins)
  • Published Published
    2021
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    1.
    Introduction
    Chapter Duration 1 min
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    2.
    Encounters With Preservation
    Chapter Duration 3 mins
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    3.
    Preservation Theories
    Chapter Duration 15 mins
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    The Preservation Movement in the United States
    Chapter Duration 6 mins
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    The Preservation Movement And Urban Renewal
    Chapter Duration 5 mins
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    Preservation at the Local Level
    Chapter Duration 4 mins
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    Conclusion
    Chapter Duration 1 min

What You Will Learn

  • Understand the two major preservation theories
  • Begin to see how preservation theory drives action
  • Understand the historic preservation movement in the United States
  • Begin to understand how preservation occurs in the field
  • Understand the functions of the National Register of Historic Places

Course Description

This course will introduce planners to the basics of historic preservation including the beginning of the historic preservation movement, the legal precedent for preservation, and the theories that determine how preservation occurs. This course will use case studies to further illustrate the topics discussed.

Learn these skills

  • Historic Preservation
  • History
  • Housing
  • Land Use
  • Urban Design
  • Urbanism
  • Zoning Codes

AICP CM

This course is approved for .75 AICP CM credit.

SACPLAN CPD

This course is approved for 1 SACPLAN CPD point.

Meet Your Instructor

Meredith Johnson

Meredith Johnson

Meredith is the owner of Johnson Planning and Preservation LLC, a boutique firm that works to make the intersection of planning and preservation more accessible.

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Course Reviews

4.57
Rema Abdelfattah

Rema Abdelfattah

Extremely Satisfied
Lots of useful information and historical facts.
Kent Baird

Kent Baird

Extremely Satisfied
Thank you again but for this course I learned about the Scrape and the Anti Scrape theories of historic preservation. These are two completely opposing thoughts in my mind and I'm glad to know there were debates even back then.
Andrew Coyne

Andrew Coyne

Extremely Satisfied
Francis Loetterle

Francis Loetterle

Extremely Satisfied

Course Reviews

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Rema Abdelfattah

Rema Abdelfattah

Extremely Satisfied
Lots of useful information and historical facts.
Kent Baird

Kent Baird

Extremely Satisfied
Thank you again but for this course I learned about the Scrape and the Anti Scrape theories of historic preservation. These are two completely opposing thoughts in my mind and I'm glad to know there were debates even back then.
Andrew Coyne

Andrew Coyne

Extremely Satisfied
Francis Loetterle

Francis Loetterle

Extremely Satisfied
Alan Booker

Alan Booker

Extremely Satisfied
Rikihand

Rikihand

Satisfied
John Gaber

John Gaber

Satisfied
Lots of information, almost too much in one intro class.
David Bailey

David Bailey

Extremely Satisfied

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