LEADER 05847oam 22007695 450 001 9910808819203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-70515-X 010 $a0-8213-9706-0 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-9650-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000269685 035 $a(EBL)1048958 035 $a(OCoLC)818117408 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000757832 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12278575 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000757832 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10759117 035 $a(PQKB)10906887 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1048958 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1048958 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10613047 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL401765 035 $a(The World Bank)17414980 035 $a(US-djbf)17414980 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000269685 100 $a20120803d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aEconomics of uniqueness : $einvesting in historic city cores and cultural heritage assets for sustainable development /$fGuido Licciardi and Rana Amirtahmasebi, editors 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cThe World Bank,$d[2012] 210 4$dcopyright 2012. 215 $apages cm 225 0 $aThe urban development series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-9650-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aIntroductionBasic 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 327 $aChapter 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 327 $aFrom 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 327 $aA 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 327 $a4.1 Overview of Hedonic Price Studies with Regard to Cultural Heritage 330 $aIn a world where half of the population lives in cities and more than 90 percent of urban growth is occurring in the developing world, cities struggle to modernize without completely losing their unique character, which is embodied by their historic cores and cultural heritage assets. As countries develop, cultural heritage can provide a crucial element of continuity and stability: the past can become a foundation for the future. This book collects innovative research papers authored by leading scholars and practitioners in heritage economics, and presents the most current knowledge on how her 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aUrban renewal 606 $aHistoric sites$xEconomic aspects 606 $aCultural property$xEconomic aspects 606 $aCity planning 606 $aUrban economics 615 0$aUrban renewal. 615 0$aHistoric sites$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aCultural property$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aCity planning. 615 0$aUrban economics. 676 $a307.3/416 701 $aLicciardi$b Guido$01681422 701 $aAmirtahmasebi$b Rana$01672317 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808819203321 996 $aEconomics of uniqueness$94050815 997 $aUNINA