The Routledge Handbook on Historic Urban Landscapes in the
Asia-Pacific sheds light onto the balancing act of urban heritage
management, focusing specifically on the Asia-Pacific regions in
which this challenge is imminent and in need of effective
solutions. Urban heritage, while being threatened amid myriad
forces of global and ecological change, provides a vital social,
cultural, and economic asset for regeneration and sustenance of
liveability of inhabited urban areas worldwide. This six-part
volume takes a critical look at the concept of Historic Urban
Landscapes, the approach that UNESCO promotes to achieve holistic
management of urban heritage, through the lens of issues,
prospects, and experiences of urban regeneration of the selected
geo-cultural context. It further discusses the difficult task that
heritage managers encounter in conceptualizing, mapping, curating,
and sustaining the plurality, poetics, and politics of urban
heritage of the regions in question. The connective thesis that
weaves the chapters in this volume together reinforces for readers
that the management of urban heritage considers cities as dynamic
entities, palimpsests of historical memories, collages of social
diversity, territories of contested identities, and sites for
sustainable liveability. Throughout this edited collection,
chapters argue for recognizing the totality of the eco-cultural
urban fabric, embracing change, building social cohesion, and
initiating strategic socio-economic progress in the conservation of
Historic Urban Landscapes. Containing thirty-seven contributions
written by leading regional experts, and illustrated with over 200
black and white images and tables, this volume provides a
much-needed resource on Historic Urban Landscapes for students,
scholars, and researchers.
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