Overview
- Offers a unique perspective on urban conservation and heritage in Latin America and Asia
- Bases its empirical research on case studies of Kathmandu in Nepal, Yogyakarta in Indonesia, and Recife in Brazil
- Presents central conclusions on the meaningfulness of global heritage paradigms in local non-Western contexts, and the need for integrated approaches that reflect the different facets of heritage as a whole
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Urban Book Series (UBS)
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This book presents an overview of the challenges that cities in Latin America and Asia are facing regarding the preservation of their tangible and intangible heritage. It argues that urban heritage has a value that transcends the mere object’s value, constituting a crucial source of identity for urban inhabitants. The same is true for the urban intangible values and practices that are often associated with places or buildings. The empirical research is based on case studies of Kathmandu in Nepal, Yogyakarta in Indonesia and Recife in Brazil; three cities that still comprise core areas with a high percentage of historic fabric and distinctive cultural expressions.
The comparative study of the three areas reveals the similarities and differences of urban conservation policies, past and present upgrading strategies in the core areas, and the importance of tangible and intangible heritage. All three cities demonstrate that urban heritage, habits and beliefs are still of importanceto the population. While there are significant differences in the kind and level of protection the respective legal system provides, partly uncontrolled urban dynamics pose a threat to all of them.
The text is based on a PhD thesis submitted to the Institute of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
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The author is a human geographer with a first degree in architecture and a postgraduate degree in conservation.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Urban Centres in Asia and Latin America
Book Subtitle: Heritage and Identities in Changing Urban Landscapes
Authors: Simone Sandholz
Series Title: The Urban Book Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43735-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-43734-7Published: 04 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82897-8Published: 15 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-43735-4Published: 20 September 2016
Series ISSN: 2365-757X
Series E-ISSN: 2365-7588
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 379
Number of Illustrations: 73 illustrations in colour
Topics: Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Cultural Heritage, Human Geography, Urban History, Sustainable Development