Conserving Cultural Landscapes Challenges and New Directions

"The conservation of cultural landscapes and towns becomes ever more difficult in the face of major global threats and the increase in interests to be considered. This book will provide the management of such sites with clear priorities and a range of fascinating case-studies to negotiate a successful future." - Peter Howard, Bournemouth University, UK

"This is the most comprehensive study of cultural landscapes published to date. The editors have succeeded in bringing together a stellar list of contributors. Those interested in cultural landscapes, how the concept has evolved around the world, and the complex challenges that now define their preservation will find much of interest in this field defining publication." - Tim Winter, Deakin University, Australia

"Conserving Cultural Landscapes is serious business, and this book will help raise appropriate consciousness for this concern. [Summing Up: Recommended. For interested readers at all levels.]" - J. S. Wood, University of Baltimore, CHOICE review

"This is a most welcome book, especially for the attention given to HUL [Historic Urban Landscape] and for its many thoughtful chapters." - Graham Fairclough, Newcastle University.