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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139740803321

Autore

Bandarin Francesco

Titolo

The historic urban landscape [[electronic resource] ] : managing heritage in an urban century / / by Francesco Bandarin and Ron van Oers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester [England], : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

ISBN

1-119-96809-7

1-283-44635-9

9786613446350

1-119-96811-9

1-119-96808-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

OersRon van <1965->

Disciplina

363.6/9

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface: A New Approach to Urban Conservation -- Glossary -- Urban Conservation : Short History of a Modern Idea -- Urban Conservation as an International Public Policy -- Changing Context of Urban Heritage Management -- New Actors and Approaches to Urban Heritage Management -- New Actors and Approaches to Urban Heritage Management -- The Historic Urban Landscape : Heritage as a Resource for the Urban Century -- Annex 1: Note on the development of the Historic Urban Landscape approach -- Annex 2: The 2005 Vienna



Memorandum -- Annex 3: The Draft Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the intellectual developments in urban conservation. The authors offer unique insights from UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and the book is richly illustrated with colour photographs. Examples are drawn from urban heritage sites worldwide from Timbuktu to Liverpool to demonstrate key issues and best practice in urban conservation today. The book offers an invaluable resource for architects, planners, surveyors and engineers worldwide working in heritage conservation, as well as for local authority conservation officers and managers of heritage sites.