Managing, Not Stopping, Change

Adrian Scott Fine, the director of advocacy for the Los Angeles Conservancy, delves into the idea of managing—rather than stopping—change. In cities across the country, reinvestment and construction are driving an accelerated rate of change that is displacing residents and communities or causing them to lose control of their environments. Managing change is about ensuring the equitable distribution of economic investment across communities and about balancing competing interests. Preservationists have an important role to play in allowing places to adapt while protecting and maintaining community character.