Contributions of Historic Preservation to Quality of Life of Floridians
Center for Governmental Responsibility, University of Florida Levin College of Law, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, UF College of Design, Construction and Planning, Center for Tourism Research and Development, UF College of Health and Human Performance, Department of Museum Studies, UF College of Fine Arts, Florida Trust for Historic Preservation. 2006. Contributions of Historic Preservation to Quality of Life of Floridians. Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State
From introduction: "This report, “Contributions of Historic Preservation to the Quality of Life of Floridians”, represents the first statewide study of how historic preservation fits into the overall quality of life in Florida. The report includes models and tools available to further historic preservation in Florida and to measure the impact of historical structures, events, and related activities on the enhancement of the quality of life in Florida... This report, a collaboration of four different colleges of the University of Florida and a nonprofit organization specializing in historic preservation, is a follow-up to a 2002 report on the “Economic Impacts of Historic Preservation in Florida”, with the same sponsors and some of the same research team members. The two studies differ in that the economic impacts study was derived from a quantitative review of available data related to historic preservation. That study offered a statewide analysis of historic preservation activity in Florida. It examined direct and multiplier effects from investment in historic preservation throughout the state in such activities as historic rehabilitation of all types of properties, heritage tourism, Main Street investment, grants programs, tax credits and museum operations. The quality of life study, contained in this Executive Summary, while reviewing many of the same programs available in Florida in the field of historic preservation, presents a qualitative analysis. Explicit measuring that results in a definitive number or dollar amount is not easily ascertainable for quality of life." Funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant administered by the Florida State Historic Preservation Office and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
- Type
- Generic Document
- Authors
- Center for Governmental Responsibility, University of Florida Levin College of Law; Department of Urban and Regional Planning, UF College of Design, Construction and Planning; Center for Tourism Research and Development, UF College of Health and Human Performance; Department of Museum Studies, UF College of Fine Arts; Florida Trust for Historic Preservation
- Date of Issue
- 2006-09
- Publisher
- Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State
- Units
- HPF
- Keywords
- Historic Preservation Education and Training; Quality of Life Studies