| Description |
xix, 420 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction / Ismail Serageldin and Ephim Shluger -- pt. I. Preserving Historic Cities and Sacred Sites: The Problematique -- 1. The Spirit of the Cities / Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- 2. Synagogue-Church-Mosque: A Comparison of Typologies / Bezatel Narkiss -- 3. Resonances for Sustaining Cultural Identity / Stefano Bianca -- 4. The Grand Shrine of Ise: Preservation by Removal and Renewal / Isao Tokoro -- 5. Stewardship: An Architect's Perspective / Norman L. Koonce -- pt. II. Governance: Planning and Management of Heritage Preservation -- 6. Brazil: Challenges of a Multiethnic and Multicultural Society / Francisco C. Weffort -- 7. Policies of Historic and Cultural Heritage Preservation in Brazil / Pedro Taddei Neto -- 8. Preservation Policies and Financing in the Netherlands / Alle Elbers -- 9. Strategies for Preserving the Historic Identity of Bergen / Siri Myrvoll -- 10. Protecting Architectural Heritage in Expanding Metropolises / Michael Sorkin-- 11. At the Cutting Edge: Cultural Patrimony Protection through Development Projects / Michael M. Cernea -- pt. III. Rescuing Heritage at Risk: Reconstruction, Transformation and Adaptation -- 12. Reconstructing the Basilica of Assisi / Giorgio Croci -- 13. Adaptive Reuse of the Arsenale Complex, Venice / Maurizio Sabini -- 14. Post-Earthquake Reconstruction and Urban Heritage Conservation in Lijiang / Geoffrey Read and Katrinka Ebbe -- 15. Adaptive Reuse of Mexico's Historic Architecture: Tampico and Tlacoltapan / Alfonso Govela -- 16. First Synagogue in the Americas: Kahal Kadosh Zur Israel Synagogue in Recife / Carlos Alberto Viera -- pt. IV. Economic Transition and Urban Heritage Preservation -- 17. Strategies for Sustainable Urban Preservation / Michel Bonnette -- 18. St. Petersburg's Pasts Compete for its Future / Blair A. Ruble -- 19. Development and Preservation of the Historic Center of St. Petersburg / Victor E. Polishchuk-- 20. Strategic Plan of St. Petersburg / Leonid Limonov -- 21. Bazaars in Victorian Arcades: Conserving Bombay's Colonial Heritage / Rahul Mehrotra -- 22. Economics of Investing in Heritage: Historic Center of Split / Maha J. Armaly, Stefano P. Pagiola and Alain Bertoud -- 23. Models of Transformation in Saudi Arabia / Ali Shuaibi -- 24. Addressing the Social Context in Cultural Heritage Management: Historic Cairo / Saad Eddin Ibrahim -- pt. V. New Approaches to Sustainable Preservation of Natural Resources and Built Heritage -- 25. Brazil's Monumenta Program: Sustainable Preservation of Historic Cities / Arthur Darling -- 26. What Happened to Main Street? / Kennedy Smith -- 27. Involving the People and Municipal Bonds in Development and Preservation in Ahmedabad / Keshav Varma -- 28. Treatment of Cultural Landscapes in the United States / Charles A. Birnbaum -- 29. Investment Impacts of Tourism in Historic Districts / Maurice Desthuis-Francis-- 30. Preserving a Historic City: Economic and Social Transformations of Fez / Mona Serageldin -- pt. VI. Technical Applications: Surveying, Valuing, and Documenting Heritage Assets -- 31. Listing as an Instrument in Managing Change to Historic Buildings / Martin Cherry -- 32. Heritage Surveying and Documentation in Japan / Takeshi Nakagawa -- 33. Preserving the Cultural Significance of Landscapes / Achva Benzinberg Stein -- 34. Establishing Priorities for the Preservation of Historic Cities / Lauro Lage-Filho and Arthur Darling -- 35. Quilombos: Preserving Afro-Brazilian Roots / Dulce Maria Pereira -- 36. Cost-Efficient Virtual Preservation of Synagogues / Aliza Cohen-Mushlin -- 37. Computer Reconstruction of German Synagogues / Marc Grellert -- 38. Preserving Jewish Heritage / The Center for Jewish Art of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem -- 39. The Synagogue and its Sacred Space / Bezalel Narkiss / The Index of Jewish Art-- 40. Analysis and Reconstruction: The Residence-Church in Wurzburg and the "Temple of Jews" in Worlitz / Harmen Thies -- pt. VII. Preserving the Sacred Sites and Cultural Roots -- 41. Sacred Sites in Traditional American Indian Culture / Patricia L. Parker -- 42. Traditional Kuorup Rituals of Alto Xingu, Pantanal, and Southwest Brazil / Marcos Terena -- 43. Sacred Spaces and the Search for Authenticity in the Kathmandu Valley / Eduard F. Sekler -- 44. Axum: Toward the Conservation of Ethiopia's Sacred City / Joseph King -- 45. The Art of Convivencia in Spain and Morocco / Vivian B. Mann -- 46. Sacred Places and Historic Cities: Preservation Governance and Practicalities / Laurent Levi-Strauss -- pt. VIII. Partnerships in Action -- 47. The Partnership for Mostar / Lawrence M. Hannah -- 48. Revitalization of Historic Cities with Private Sector Involvement: Lessons from Latin America / Eduardo Rojas -- 49. Historic Cities: The Sense of Place, Sacred and Secular / Harold Williams-- 50. Cultural Institutions: Between History and the Avant-Garde / Luis Monreal -- 51. The Role of the Private Sector in Cultural Heritage Preservation / Marilyn Perry |
| Notes |
Cosponsored by the World Bank, the Government of Denmark, Ministry of Culture, Brazilian Government, Banco Safra, and, Unesco |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
City planning.
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Cultural property -- Protection.
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Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration.
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Historic preservation -- Planning.
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Historic preservation.
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Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration.
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Sacred space -- Conservation and restoration.
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| Author |
Martin-Brown, Joan, 1940-
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Serageldin, Ismail, 1944-
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Shluger, Ephim, 1943-
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World Bank.
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| LC no. |
00069698 |
| ISBN |
082134904X (paperback) |
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9780821349045 (paperback) |
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