Reconnecting the City : The Historic Urban Landscape Approach and the Future of Urban Heritage.
Bandarin, Francesco.
Reconnecting the City : The Historic Urban Landscape Approach and the Future of Urban Heritage. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (482 pages)
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- The Structure of the Book -- Section 1: The Layered Dimensions of Urban Conservation -- Section 2: Building the Toolkit -- Notes -- Contributors -- About the Companion Website -- Introduction: Urban Conservation and the End of Planning -- Post-War Attempts to Reconnect the City -- Contemporary Views on Urbanism and Landscape -- Repositioning Urban Conservation, Reconnecting the City -- Notes -- SECTION 1: The Layered Dimension of Urban Conservation -- 1: Archaeology: Reading the City through Time -- Introduction -- Problems and Issues -- Challenges to Presenting Archaeological Sites in Modern Urban Landscapes -- Preservation in situ and Mitigation Strategies -- Approaches and Potential -- Archaeological Knowledge and Its Potential Impact on Urban Communities -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 2: How Geology Shapes Human Settlements -- Introduction -- Clay-Based Human Settlements -- Soft Rock-Based Human Settlements -- Hard Rock-based Human Settlements -- Time Variability and Complex Urban Environments -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 3: Morphology as the Study of City Form and Layering -- Introduction -- Origins and Implications of the Term Morphology -- The Scope of Urban Morphology -- Methodology and Procedures -- Advantages and Problems of the Urban Morphology Approach -- Relevance within the Historic Urban Landscape Concept -- Notes -- 4: Historic Cities and Climate Change -- The Emerging Challenges -- Exposure of World Heritage Cities to Multiple Hazards -- Historic Cities and Urban Resilience -- Historic Cities and Climate Change Mitigation -- Historic Cities and Climate Action Plans: The Case of Edinburgh, Scotland -- Risks -- Actions -- Notes -- 5: The Intangible Dimension of Urban Heritage -- Introduction. Defining Intangible Values in Historic Urban Landscapes -- Urbanisation Processes and Impacts on Intangible Values -- Recognition of Intangible Values in Existing Urban Management Systems -- Documentation and Impact Assessment of Intangible Heritage Values -- 'Heritage' - Elitist or Inclusive? -- Role of Intangible Heritage in Building Disaster Resilience of Cities -- Integrating Intangible Heritage Values in Urban Planning and Management -- Mainstreaming Intangible Heritage Through Sustainable Livelihoods and Cultural Tourism -- Redefining the Role of Professionals -- Notes -- 6: Planning and Managing Historic Urban Landscapes -- Integrated Planning -- Key Aspects of Analysing and Planning Historic Urban Landscapes -- Governance: The Case for Public Management in Historic Urban Areas -- What Kind of Public Institution? -- Organisational Framework of the Conservation Agency -- Participatory Planning and Implementation Strategies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7: Cities as Cultural Landscapes -- Reflections -- A Paradigm Shift -- The Cultural Landscape Model: Landscape as History and Expression of Human Values and Identity -- Bangkok and the Chao Phraya River -- Canberra -- Cultural Landscape Characteristics -- Urban Identity, Plurality, Sustainable Development Tools for Urban Landscape Planning and Conservation Practice -- Tools -- Conclusion -- Notes -- SECTION 2: Building the Toolkit -- 8: Evolution of the Normative Framework -- Introduction -- Early Appreciation of Historic Townscape -- The Development and Impact of Modern City Planning -- Development of Instruments for Urban Conservation -- International Recognition of Historic Urban Areas -- How Normative Frameworks Respond to the Challenges of Change Caused by Urban Development -- New Tools for the Management of the Historic Urban Landscape -- Notes. 9: Civic Engagement Tools for Urban Conservation -- Introduction -- Ways of Seeing -- Cultural Mapping -- The Concepts of Equilibrium and Resilience -- Sustainable Diversity -- Influences of Civic Engagement: Towards Community-Based Design and Development -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 10: Knowledge and Planning Tools -- Introduction -- Mapping, Measuring, and Visualising the Urban Landscape -- Reading and Interpreting the Urban Landscape -- Protecting, Enhancing, and Improving the Urban Landscape -- Traditional and Customary Systems of Management -- Contextualising the Historic Urban Landscape Approach -- Notes -- 11: The Role of Regulatory Systems -- Defining Regulatory Systems -- Legal Regulations Directly Addressing Public and Private Lands -- Legal Regulations with Indirect Influence on Urban Heritage -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 12: Devising Financial Tools for Urban Conservation -- Introduction -- Why are Financial Tools Required? -- What Do Financial Tools Do? -- What are the Characteristics of the Most Effective Financial Tools? -- What are Some Examples of Financial Tools and How Do They Work? -- Conclusion -- 13: Researching and Mapping the Historic Urban Landscape -- Introduction -- The Diverse City -- Methodologies and Tools -- The Role of University Research -- The Role of UNESCO Chairs -- The Role of Category 2 Centres (C2C) -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Conclusion: The Way Forward: An Agenda for Reconnecting the City -- Managing the City as a Living Heritage -- Identity and Sense of Place -- Local Heritage and Corporate Image -- The City as Repository of Urban Experiences -- Integrating Disciplines and Professional Practices -- Future Challenges of Urban Conservation -- The Critical Path: Historic Urban Landscape Action Plan -- Historic Urban Landscape: A Stepped Approach -- Interdisciplinary Context and Operational Coordination. A 20-Point Research Agenda for Planners and Designers -- Notes -- Index -- End User License Agreement.
9781118383964
Cultural landscapes - Conservation and restoration.
Electronic books.
CC135 -- .R39 2015eb
363.6/9
Reconnecting the City : The Historic Urban Landscape Approach and the Future of Urban Heritage. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (482 pages)
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- The Structure of the Book -- Section 1: The Layered Dimensions of Urban Conservation -- Section 2: Building the Toolkit -- Notes -- Contributors -- About the Companion Website -- Introduction: Urban Conservation and the End of Planning -- Post-War Attempts to Reconnect the City -- Contemporary Views on Urbanism and Landscape -- Repositioning Urban Conservation, Reconnecting the City -- Notes -- SECTION 1: The Layered Dimension of Urban Conservation -- 1: Archaeology: Reading the City through Time -- Introduction -- Problems and Issues -- Challenges to Presenting Archaeological Sites in Modern Urban Landscapes -- Preservation in situ and Mitigation Strategies -- Approaches and Potential -- Archaeological Knowledge and Its Potential Impact on Urban Communities -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 2: How Geology Shapes Human Settlements -- Introduction -- Clay-Based Human Settlements -- Soft Rock-Based Human Settlements -- Hard Rock-based Human Settlements -- Time Variability and Complex Urban Environments -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 3: Morphology as the Study of City Form and Layering -- Introduction -- Origins and Implications of the Term Morphology -- The Scope of Urban Morphology -- Methodology and Procedures -- Advantages and Problems of the Urban Morphology Approach -- Relevance within the Historic Urban Landscape Concept -- Notes -- 4: Historic Cities and Climate Change -- The Emerging Challenges -- Exposure of World Heritage Cities to Multiple Hazards -- Historic Cities and Urban Resilience -- Historic Cities and Climate Change Mitigation -- Historic Cities and Climate Action Plans: The Case of Edinburgh, Scotland -- Risks -- Actions -- Notes -- 5: The Intangible Dimension of Urban Heritage -- Introduction. Defining Intangible Values in Historic Urban Landscapes -- Urbanisation Processes and Impacts on Intangible Values -- Recognition of Intangible Values in Existing Urban Management Systems -- Documentation and Impact Assessment of Intangible Heritage Values -- 'Heritage' - Elitist or Inclusive? -- Role of Intangible Heritage in Building Disaster Resilience of Cities -- Integrating Intangible Heritage Values in Urban Planning and Management -- Mainstreaming Intangible Heritage Through Sustainable Livelihoods and Cultural Tourism -- Redefining the Role of Professionals -- Notes -- 6: Planning and Managing Historic Urban Landscapes -- Integrated Planning -- Key Aspects of Analysing and Planning Historic Urban Landscapes -- Governance: The Case for Public Management in Historic Urban Areas -- What Kind of Public Institution? -- Organisational Framework of the Conservation Agency -- Participatory Planning and Implementation Strategies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7: Cities as Cultural Landscapes -- Reflections -- A Paradigm Shift -- The Cultural Landscape Model: Landscape as History and Expression of Human Values and Identity -- Bangkok and the Chao Phraya River -- Canberra -- Cultural Landscape Characteristics -- Urban Identity, Plurality, Sustainable Development Tools for Urban Landscape Planning and Conservation Practice -- Tools -- Conclusion -- Notes -- SECTION 2: Building the Toolkit -- 8: Evolution of the Normative Framework -- Introduction -- Early Appreciation of Historic Townscape -- The Development and Impact of Modern City Planning -- Development of Instruments for Urban Conservation -- International Recognition of Historic Urban Areas -- How Normative Frameworks Respond to the Challenges of Change Caused by Urban Development -- New Tools for the Management of the Historic Urban Landscape -- Notes. 9: Civic Engagement Tools for Urban Conservation -- Introduction -- Ways of Seeing -- Cultural Mapping -- The Concepts of Equilibrium and Resilience -- Sustainable Diversity -- Influences of Civic Engagement: Towards Community-Based Design and Development -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 10: Knowledge and Planning Tools -- Introduction -- Mapping, Measuring, and Visualising the Urban Landscape -- Reading and Interpreting the Urban Landscape -- Protecting, Enhancing, and Improving the Urban Landscape -- Traditional and Customary Systems of Management -- Contextualising the Historic Urban Landscape Approach -- Notes -- 11: The Role of Regulatory Systems -- Defining Regulatory Systems -- Legal Regulations Directly Addressing Public and Private Lands -- Legal Regulations with Indirect Influence on Urban Heritage -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 12: Devising Financial Tools for Urban Conservation -- Introduction -- Why are Financial Tools Required? -- What Do Financial Tools Do? -- What are the Characteristics of the Most Effective Financial Tools? -- What are Some Examples of Financial Tools and How Do They Work? -- Conclusion -- 13: Researching and Mapping the Historic Urban Landscape -- Introduction -- The Diverse City -- Methodologies and Tools -- The Role of University Research -- The Role of UNESCO Chairs -- The Role of Category 2 Centres (C2C) -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Conclusion: The Way Forward: An Agenda for Reconnecting the City -- Managing the City as a Living Heritage -- Identity and Sense of Place -- Local Heritage and Corporate Image -- The City as Repository of Urban Experiences -- Integrating Disciplines and Professional Practices -- Future Challenges of Urban Conservation -- The Critical Path: Historic Urban Landscape Action Plan -- Historic Urban Landscape: A Stepped Approach -- Interdisciplinary Context and Operational Coordination. A 20-Point Research Agenda for Planners and Designers -- Notes -- Index -- End User License Agreement.
9781118383964
Cultural landscapes - Conservation and restoration.
Electronic books.
CC135 -- .R39 2015eb
363.6/9