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THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR'S
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

LAND USE/COMMUNITY PLANNING

A GRADUATE DEGREE IN PLANNING (OR A CLOSELY RELATED AREA OF STUDY)

PLUS

AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF DEMONSTRABLE EXPERIENCE IN APPLYING THE METHODS AND PRACTICES OF LAND USE/COMMUNITY PLANNING IN THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ARENA

Areas of study closely related to Land Use/Community Planning include, but are not limited to, Regional Planning, Urban Planning, City Planning, Transportation Planning, Community Planning, and Recreation Planning.

Demonstrable experience in applying the methods and practices of Land Use/Community Planning in the historic preservation arena includes, but is not limited to, the following:

1. Scholarly research, publications, papers, or similar research and writing on the practices or theory of Land Use/Community Planning in the United States (and its Territories) and its relationship to historic preservation issues; OR,
2. Teaching the theory or practices of Land Use/Community Planning in the United States (and its Territories) as it relates to historic preservation; OR,
3. Administrative, project review, or supervisory experience in an historic preservation program or office (academic institution, historical organization or agency, museum, cultural resources management consulting firm, or similar professional institution) with an emphasis on and relating Land Use/Community Planning to prehistoric or historic material culture, historic properties, or the historic or prehistoric built environment of the United States and its Territories; OR,
4. Professional work in the preparation or implementation of Land Use/Community plans that relate to historic preservation, including application of Land Use/Community Planning principles and practices to historic preservation issues of the United States and its Territories.