[OR_Archaeology] Historic Preservation & Environmentalism:The Politics of Ignorance

[Susan White]

Below is a link to an outstanding article from an academic student journal that demonstrates how historic preservation & environmentalism may appear at odds, but in fact are fundamentally similar since both areas have the common goal of protecting and preserving what is valuable to humans. (I also love the discussion of the concept of "amenity" as it pertains to historic preservation and environmentalism!)

http://studentpulse.com/articles/216/1/historic-preservation-and-environmentalism-the-politics-of-ignorance#

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Susan Lynn White, RPA
Asst. State Archaeologist
Oregon SHPO
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Salem, Oregon 97301
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Susan.White at state.or.us
 
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