How to “fix” historic preservation
Recently, Patrice Frey, President of the National Main Street Center, wrote a post on Citylab about “Why Historic Preservation Needs a New Approach.” While I very much agree with most…
Human-Centered Built Environment Heritage Preservation
It is with great excitement that I share the publication of my new book, co-edited with Barry Stiefel, Human-Centered Built Environment Heritage Preservation: Theory and Evidence-Based Practice, which was officially…
Disasters, resiliency, and built heritage
I would like to share the work of one of my students, Jamesha Gibson, who recently graduated with a Masters in Historic Preservation and a Master of Community Planning from the…
A successful example of a grassroots, justice-oriented built heritage conservation project
A recent preservation effort in England is well worth the time to understand because it relates so strongly to the future of the field. But, it's who led these efforts…
CEQ wants to change the NEPA rules for the first time in a generation: My modest proposal
In August of last year, President Trump issued Executive Order 13807 directing the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), a division of the Executive Office of the President, to review rules…
Comment on NR Bulletin update
The National Park Service has requested public comments on a proposed update to the "National Register Bulletin: How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations." (Deadline of May 1, 2017.) I…
New publication: “Are We ‘Ensnared in the System of Heritage’ Because We Don’t Want to Escape?”
Jeremy C. Wells. (2017). Are We 'Ensnared in the System of Heritage' Because We Don't Want to Escape? Archaeologies: Journal of the World Archaeological Congress. DOI 10.1007/s11759-017-9316-8 ABSTRACT This paper…
Book review: Monumental Ambivalence: The Politics of Heritage by Lisa Breglia
I wrote this book review in 2007 when I was a doctoral student, but due to pressing issues with my dissertation, it was never published. Monumental Ambivalence deserves more attention,…
Leadership in “people-centered preservation” — who seems to get it and who does not
Those of you who read my blog know that I have a strong interest in balancing the practice of the conservation of the built environment and cultural landscapes between what…
Human Environment Conservation in 2066: An Interview
Last year, I was invited to contribute a short piece to the book edited by Max Page and Marla R. Miller, Bending the Future: Fifty Ideas for the Next Fifty…