1 online resource (xxv, 236 pages) : color illustrations
Contents
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
Summary
Much of the current debate on how we should preserve our cultural heritage revolves around urban sites - historic monuments in urban settings, historic districts, or complete historic towns. The growing complexity of urban heritage conservation makes reaching a consensus on how to manage urban heritage difficult. Additionally, the sharp increase in the world's population now living in urban areas, combined with a lack of policies to facilitate a sustainable use of heritage assets means the pressure on historic sites is set to rise. Unless new and innovative ways of managing these sites can be
