The economics of uniqueness : investing in historic city cores and cultural heritage assets for sustainable development /

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 d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Licciardi, Guido, Amirtahmasebi, Rana
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2012.
Colección:Urban development series (Washington, D.C.)
Temas:
Urban renewal.
Historic sites > Economic aspects.
Cultural property > Economic aspects.
City planning.
Urban economics.
Urban Renewal
Rénovation urbaine.
Lieux historiques > Aspect économique.
Économie urbaine.
urban renewal.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
City planning
Cultural property > Economic aspects
Historic sites > Economic aspects
Urban economics
Urban renewal
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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 heritage assets can serve as drivers of local economic development. What this book tries to suggest is a workable approach to explicitly take into account the cultural dimensions of urban regeneration in agglomerations that have a history and possess a unique character, going beyond an approach based solely on major cultural heritage assets or landmarks. The knowledge disseminated through this book will help stakeholders involved in preparation, implementation, and supervision of development investments to better assess the values of cultural heritage assets and incorporate them in urban development policies.--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxix, 298 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0821397060
9780821397060

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