The Protection of Historic Properties: A Comparative Study of Administrative Policies, by Consuelo Sanz Salla,

provides an introduction to the protection of historic properties by public agencies in three very different legal systems, the United States, the United Kingdom and Spain, as well as an analysis of international efforts to protect historic heritage. It is not intended as a comprehensive study of any of the legal systems, but rather as a tool to give the reader the chance to compare the legal techniques used in each different administrative system.

The author outlines the historical trends in each legal tradition, as well as present-day regulations, using a multitude of examples of how historic buildings and heritage sites are protected in each country. While the publication is intended to cover legal mechanisms established to conserve all types of historic buildings,

special attention is paid to the protection given to industrial heritage, with examples wherever possible of how a particular legal technique has been used to protect industrial buildings. The author also examines how case law has effected heritage protection, sometimes in unexpected ways.

Consuelo Sanz Salla is a Professor in the Department of Public and Administrative Law at the Universidad Jaume I in Castell￳n, Spain. She is the author of two previous books, La gesti￳n de los residuos en la industria cer￡mica (Waste Management in the Ceramic Industry) and El r￩gimen jur￭dico aplicable a los residuos de la industria cer￡mica (The legal regime applicalbe to ceramic industry waste) as well as book chapters and papers on sustainable waste management, tourism law and administrative law.