Collocations for preservation - noun
ADJECTIVE
building,
railroad (AmE),
railway (BrE),
etc.
environmental, wildlife
farmland, wetland, wilderness (all esp. AmE)
historic
environmental, wildlife
farmland, wetland, wilderness (all esp. AmE)
historic
preservation + NOUN
order (BrE),
ordinance
(AmE)
The local authority has placed a preservation order/ordinance on the building.
The local authority has placed a preservation order/ordinance on the building.
PHRASES
a state of preservation
Most of the buildings are in an excellent state of preservation.
Most of the buildings are in an excellent state of preservation.