Urban Places in Nonmetro Areas: Historic Preservation and Economic Development

Urban places during the 20th century faced economic forces causing the decline of their downtowns. Historic preservation, as part of a broader framework, is used for the redevelopment of the urban places' central business districts in nonmetro areas. While these programs address some of the economic forces the communities have faced, they do not address many. Nevertheless, some historic preservation program 'efforts have helped create' the environment for redevelopment.