Conservation and sustainability in historic cities / Dennis Rodwell.
Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford : Blackwell, 2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: ix, 262 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781405126564 (pbk.) :
- Cultural property -- Protection
- Historic preservation
- Architecture -- Conservation and restoration
- Historic districts -- Conservation and restoration
- Sustainable development
- City planning
- Urban renewal
- Sustainable architecture
- Architecture and Planning
- Civil engineering, surveying & building
- Architectural structure & design
- Conservation of buildings & building materials
- 720.28/8 22
- NA105 .R65 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-250) and index.
Definitions : conservation and sustainability -- Conservation : background -- Urban planning context -- Sustainability : background -- Conservation : international initiatives and directions -- Conservation : United Kingdom position and directions -- Sustainable cities and urban initiatives -- Managing world heritage cities : United Kingdom -- Managing historic cities : the bottom-up approach -- The coincidence between conservation and sustainability -- The challenge and the opportunity -- Sources -- Bibliography -- Index.
Examining how the two key issues of urban conservation and sustainability relate to each other in the context of historic cities, and how they can be brought together in a common practice that is mutually supportive, this book tests the achievement of urban conservation through case studies.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.