1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462346503321

Titolo

The economics of uniqueness [[electronic resource] ] : investing in historic city cores and cultural heritage assets for sustainable development / / Guido Licciardi, Rana Amirtahmasebi, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2012

ISBN

1-283-70515-X

0-8213-9706-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (334 p.)

Collana

Urban development series

Altri autori (Persone)

LicciardiGuido

AmirtahmasebiRana

Disciplina

307.3/416

Soggetti

Urban renewal

Historic sites - Economic aspects

Cultural property - Economic aspects

City planning

Urban economics

Electronic books.

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

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Overview; Chapter 1. Livable Historic City Cores and Enabling Environment: A Successful Recipe to Attract Investment to Cities; Introduction; Urbanization and the Jobs Crisis; Recent Trends in Foreign Direct Investment; Cities Compete for Investment; Talent and Urban Development; Implications for Urban Development Strategies; Dublin, Ireland: "Talent Hub" Strategy Based on Livability of the Historic City Core; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2. Investing in the Sense of Place: The Economics of Urban Upgrading Projects with a Cultural Dimension

IntroductionBasic Concepts and Notation; 2.1 Key Features of a Typical Intervention Area; Economic, Financial, and Private Returns; Project Appraisal in Practice; Private Sector Participation; 2.2 Private Investments Increase the Value of Other Properties in the Area; Socially Optimal Preservation; 2.3 Private Demolition Reduces the Value of Other Properties in the Area; 2.4 Factors Determining the Optimal



Extent of Renovation; Rationale for Public Intervention; Design of Cultural Component; Distributional Effects and Property Rights; Conclusion; Note; References

Chapter 3. Heritage Economics: A Conceptual FrameworkIntroduction; Heritage as Asset; Sustainability; Boxes; 3.1 Cost-Benefit Analysis Confirms the Cultural and Economic Value of Conservation in Zanzibar; Value and Valuation; 3.2 Environmental Economics Provides a Model for Estimating the Value of Investments in Heritage Conservation; 3.3 Sites in Honduras Illustrate a Wide Range of Cultural Values; Heritage Policy; 3.4 Regulatory and Legislative Initiatives Support Heritage in Albania; 3.5 Direct Government Support for Heritage Protection Creates Visible Results in Romania

From Policy to Practice: Heritage in Economic Development3.6 A Comprehensive and Integrated Approach to Urban Regeneration in Vilnius; Tables; 3.1 Perception of Cultural Benefits by Visitors to Skopje Old Bazaar, FYR Macedonia; 3.2 Visitors' Willingness to Make a One-Time Contribution to Heritage Restoration in the Old Bazaar in Skopje, FYR Macedonia; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 4. Economic Valuation of Cultural Heritage; Introduction; Economic Valuation of Cultural Heritage; 4.1 Cost-Benefit Analysis Is Useful in Considering Investments in Conservation and Tourism in Honduras

A Functional Perspective on the Value of Cultural Heritage4.2 Contingent Valuation Estimates the Willingness to Pay of Both Tourists and Residents in Guizhou, China; Lessons from Cultural Heritage Valuation and Biodiversity Valuation; 4.3 Contingent Valuation Is Used to Estimate Both the Cultural and Ecological Value of Lake Sevan in Armenia; The Economist's Toolbox; 4.4 A Variety of Techniques Are Used to Estimate the Benefits of Investments in Confucius' Hometown; A Spatial Hedonic Price Study on the Impact of Cultural Heritage on Real Estate Value

4.1 Overview of Hedonic Price Studies with Regard to Cultural Heritage

Sommario/riassunto

In a world where half of the population lives in cities and more than 90 percent of urban growth is occurring in the developing world, cities struggle to modernize without completely losing their unique character, which is embodied by their historic cores and cultural heritage assets. As countries develop, cultural heritage can provide a crucial element of continuity and stability: the past can become a foundation for the future. This book collects innovative research papers authored by leading scholars and practitioners in heritage economics, and presents the most current knowledge on how her



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910515409303321

Autore

Usuardus : Sangermanensis <monaco>

Titolo

123: Usuardi martyrologium ex recensione r. p. Sollerii, et ad editionem Benedictinam collatum : præmittuntur sancti Adonis opera ad fidem editionum Rosweidi, Mabillonii, etc., recognita et expressa : tomus primus / accurante J.-P. Migne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Parisiis, : apud Garnier fratres editores et J.-P. Migne successores, 1879

Descrizione fisica

2 volumi ; 28 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

Ado : Viennensis <santo>

Disciplina

270.0922

Locazione

FLFBC

Collocazione

870.08 CH PATR. LAT. 123870.08 CH PATR. LAT. 123

870.08 CH PATR. LAT. 123870.08 CH PATR. LAT. 124

Lingua di pubblicazione

Latino

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

In testa la front.: Sæculum 9.



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Record Nr.

UNISA996384245703316

Autore

Kirkman Francis <1632-approximately 1680.>

Titolo

The Presbyterian lash [[electronic resource] ] : Or, Noctroff's maid whipt. A tragy-comedy. As it was lately acted in the great roome at the Pye Tavern at Algate. By Noctroffe the priest, and severall his parishoners at the eating of a chine of beefe. The first part

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for the use of Mr. Noctroffs friends, and are to be sold at the Pye at Algate, 1661

Descrizione fisica

[2], 6, [24] p

Soggetti

Presbyterianism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Dedication signed: K.F., i.e. Francis Kirkman.

Partly in verse.

Signatures: A-Dp4s.

Quire B is in two settings; B1r signed (1) C or (2) B.

In part, a lampoon of Perjury the proof of forgery, a defense of Zachary Crofton which was written by Crofton under the pseudonym Alethes Noctroff.

Annotation on Thomason copy: "march. 25".

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018