Erica Avrami is James Marston Fitch Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation at Columbia University. Susan Macdonald leads the Buildings and Sites Department at the Getty Conservation Institute. Randall Mason is chair of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design. David Myers is senior project specialist at the Getty Conservation Institute.
Featuring distinguished authors steeped in the theory and practice of heritage conservation, this book effectively captures the 21st century shift in notions of heritage value. A timely discussion of theoretical frameworks and practical approaches to values-based decision-making, this Getty publication will appeal to scholars and heritage professionals as well as to students, policy makers and local authorities in search of guidance for understanding and managing significant places in their communities. --Christina Cameron, Universite de Montreal