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Amalia Leifeste and Barry Stiefel, authors of Sustainable Heritage: Merging Environmental Conservation and Historic Preservation, joined the Practical Preservation podcast to discuss their book and information about their work in historic preservation and sustainability. We covered a multitude of topics including:
- Their respective backgrounds, as well as catalysts for their interest in the intersection of preservation and sustainability
- How the timeless idea of looking to the past to prepare for the future also applies to sustainable heritage, referencing the establishment of National Parks as partial inspiration
- Their intention that sustainable design be taught and used to adapt to climate and cultural changes to improve current circumstances
- Suggestions to reduce ecological footprints at a community and systemic level vs. relying completely on new technology and resources
- The fact that preservationists’ and conservationists’ value-sets often align and acknowledging this opens the door to more solutions to shared problems
- How current world circumstances surrounding the pandemic afford the opportunity to expand on and adopt a “conserving attitude” in all aspects of life
Contact/Follow:
Amalia Leifeste – aleifes@clemson.edu
Barry Stiefel – StiefelB@cofc.edu
Other Professional Contact Information
Amalia Leifeste (here)
Barry Stiefel (here)
Buying Options:
Paperback, hardcopy, or eBook options
The authors are happy to provide consultation to sustainability preservation projects, and can be contacted for such requests at the information provided above. They are also open to organizations who might provide related internships to their students.