Reconnecting the City

Historic Urban Landscape is a new approach to urban heritage management, promoted by UNESCO, and currently one of the most debated issues in the international preservation community. However, few conservation practitioners have a clear understanding of what it entails, and more importantly, what it can achieve. Examples drawn from urban heritage sites worldwide from Timbuktu to Liverpool Richly illustrated with colour photographs Addresses key issues and best practice for urban conservation

Historic Urban Landscape is a new approach to urban heritage management, promoted by UNESCO, and currently one of the most debated issues in the international preservation community. However, few conservation practitioners have a clear understanding of what it entails, and more importantly, what it can achieve.* Examples drawn from urban heritage sites worldwide - from Timbuktu to Liverpool* Richly illustrated with colour photographs* Addresses key issues and best practice for urban conservation

AcknowledgementsPrefaceFrancesco Bandarin and Ron van OersIntroduction. Urban Conservation and the End of PlanningFrancesco BandarinSECTION 1. The Layered Dimensions of Urban ConservationChapter 1. Archaeology: Reading the City through TimeTim WilliamsChapter 2. How Geology Shapes the Urban EnvironmentClaudio Margottini and Daniele SpizzichinoChapter 3. Morphology as the Study of City Form and LayeringStefano BiancaInterview. Searching for a Chinese Approach to Urban ConservationWang ShuCase study. Bologna: From Urban Restoration to Urban RehabilitationPatrizia GabelliniChapter 4. Historic Cities and Climate ChangeAnthony Gad BigioInterview. Looking at the Challenges of the Urban CenturyFilipe Duarte SantosChapter 5. The Intangible Dimension of Urban HeritageRohit JigyasuInterview. Interpreting Cultural Landscapes as Expressions of Local IdentityLisa ProsperCase study. The Traditional Chinese View of Nature and Challenges of Urban DevelopmentFeng HanChapter 6. Planning and Managing Historic Urban LandscapesFrancesco SiravoInterview. The Challenge of Urban TransformationMohsen MostafaviChapter 7. Cities as Cultural LandscapesKen TaylorSECTION 2. Building the ToolkitChapter 8. Evolution of the Normative FrameworkJukka JokilehtoChapter 9. Civic Engagement Tools for Urban ConservationJulian SmithInterview. Listening to the People, Promoting Quality of LifeHis Highness the Aga KhanCase study. Valuing Cultural DiversityRichard EngelhardtChapter 10. Knowledge and Planning ToolsJyoti HosagraharCase study. Reading the City of TokyoHidenobu JinnaiChapter 11. The Role of Regulatory SystemsPatricia O'DonnellInterview. Constructing Cultural SignificanceRahul MehrotraChapter 12. Devising Financial Tools for Urban ConservationDonovan RypkemaCase study. A User's Guide for Heritage EconomicsChristian OstCase study. The World Bank's Tools for Urban ConservationMV SerraChapter 13. Researching and Mapping the Historic Urban LandscapeMichael Turner and Rachel SingerInterview. Heritage and the MetropolisRem KoolhaasConclusion. The Way Forward: An Agenda for Reconnecting the CityRon van OersContributors