The Historic Urban Landscape: Managing Heritage in an Urban Century

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the intellectual developments in urban conservation. The authors offer unique insights from UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and the book is richly illustrated with colour photographs. Examples are drawn from urban heritage sites worldwide from Timbuktu to Liverpool to demonstrate key issues and best practice in urban conservation today. The book offers an invaluable resource for architects, planners, surveyors and engineers worldwide working in heritage conservation, as well as for local authority conservation officers and managers of heritage sites.Content:
Chapter 1 Urban Conservation: Short History of a Modern Idea (pages 1–36):
Chapter 2 Urban Conservation as International Public Policy (pages 37–73):
Chapter 3 The Changing Context of Urban Heritage Management (pages 75–111):
Chapter 4 New Actors and Approaches to Urban Heritage Management (pages 113–141):
Chapter 5 Expanding the Toolkit for Management of the Urban Environment (pages 143–174):
Chapter 6 The Historic Urban Landscape: Preserving Heritage in an Urban Century (pages 175–193):