Publicizing the Benefits of Preservation

Historic preservation effectively constitutes sustainable development in addition to possessing significant cultural, social, scientific, and especially economic benefits.  It is imperative to promote the inherent and demonstrable benefits of historic preservation to bolster the continued health of existing funding sources in fluctuating economic climates and among competition with other programs.  However, the immediate challenge is that not enough facts have been established that quantify these benefits.  Data and statistics must be developed to provide local preservation partners the ammunition to educate their fellow citizens.

Objectives:

• Demonstrate collective social, educational, economic, and cultural benefits of historic preservation
• Publicize economic benefits, incentives, and funding mechanisms
• Advance heritage tourism efforts
• Articulate the benefits of comprehensive management of public lands
• Articulate the benefits of protection of private lands
• Demonstrate the intrinsic connection between environmental sustainability and historic preservation

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