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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145557703321

Autore

Rodwell Dennis

Titolo

Conservation and sustainability in historic cities / / Dennis Rodwell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Publ., c2007

ISBN

9786611321512

9781281321510

1281321516

9780470759547

0470759542

9780470759516

0470759518

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Disciplina

720.28/8

Soggetti

Architecture - Conservation and restoration

Sustainable architecture

Historic preservation

Cultural property - Protection

Urban renewal

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 (p. 243-250) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Definitions : conservation and sustainability -- Conservation : background -- Urban planning context -- Sustainability : background -- Conservation : international initiatives and directions -- Conservation : United Kingdom position and directions -- Sustainable cities and urban initiatives -- Managing world heritage cities : United Kingdom -- Managing historic cities : the bottom-up approach -- The coincidence between conservation and sustainability -- The challenge and the opportunity -- Sources -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Conservation and Sustainability in Historic Cities examines how the two key issues of urban conservation and sustainability relate to each other in the context of historic cities, and how they can be brought together in a common philosophy and practice that is mutually supportive. It sets out the theoretical and practical background to architectural



conservation and how its perceived relevance and level of attainment can be extended when harnessed to wider agendas of sustainability and cultural identity. It tests the achievement of urban conservation through examples from across Europe and fur