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Heritage Restoration
& Adaptive Reuse
Your community's revitalization can
start with a primary focus on any of the
12 sectors of restorable assets. But one of
the best starting places is your inventory of
historic sites and structures, as well as your older
(but non-historic) reusable structures. Heritage is
one of the assets that virtually everyone, of any
political, economic, or cultural stripe can agree.
What's more, these buildings are
already connected to your infrastructure, and are
usually centrally located. These factors alone
make them more sensible choices for accommodating your
growth. The alternative is sprawl, which might
provide a short-term economic boost, but it will usually
undercut your quality of life. Renewing and
reusing your urban buildings, on the other hand, helps
you grow economically while enhancing your quality of
life. Which makes more sense to you?
If you've already got a strong
historic preservation/restoration program, it can be an
excellent foundation from which to launch your
Renewal Capacity Program.
Definition &
overview: There's no formal definition of heritage restoration, as it can focus on a number of
restorable functions and assets, such as public &
private buildings, industries, battlefields,
institutions (such as a college), neighborhoods,
infrastructure (such as historic bridges, roads, &
dams), etc.
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