The historic urban landscape : managing heritage in an urban century /

• Main Author: Bandarin, Francesco
• Other Authors: Oers, Ron van, 1965-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester [England] : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
• Subjects: World Heritage areas > Conservation and restoration.; Historic districts > Conservation and restoration.; Historic sites > Conservation and restoration.; Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration.; Architecture > Conservation and restoration.; Urban landscape architecture > Conservation and restoration.; City planning.; Cultural policy.; Urban policy.; Cities and towns > Growth > Social aspects.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.; SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.; Steden.; Monumentenzorg.; Cultuurgoed.; Historiska platser > bevarande och restaurering.; Byggnadsminnen > bevarande och restaurering.; Stadsplanering (estetik); Kulturpolitik.; Urban politik.; Electronic books.

Much of the current debate on how we should preserve our cultural heritage revolves around urban sites - historic monuments in urban settings, historic districts, or complete historic towns. The growing complexity of urban heritage conservation makes reaching a consensus on how to manage urban herit...