Throughout the post-war period, there has been much activity in the conservation and renewal of old town centres throughout Europe. A considerable body of knowledge has been built up on the technical side of rehabilitation over a period of 40 years, but little attention has been paid to related societal and cultural aspects. More often than not this results in a degree of failure in the rehabilitation process. This is an exploration of how the planning and design of urban areas might be improved by the incorporation of culturological analysis within the town planning process. European practice in residential rehabilitation and conservation is renewed in order to gauge what progress has been made, with particular emphasis on solutions and remedies associated with cultural, ethnicity and minority issues.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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9 halftones, 30 figures, tables,
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Höhe: 159 mm
Breite: 226 mm
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978-1-84014-157-3 (9781840141573)
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Part 1 About small urban communities: introduction and objectives; culturological concepts; state of the art -theoretical background; ethnology and anthropology-based review; ecology and psychology-based review; culture and design-based review; multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches; broader perception of planning; comparative planning studies. Part 2 Practice in conservation and rehabilitation: review of practice in conservation, urban renewal and rehabilitation in selected European countries; Slovenia and practice in urban settlements; Scotland and rehabilitation practice; comparative appraisal - the slow development of culturological analysis (CA); different countries; profiles of conservation and rehabilitation. Part 3 How to explore small urban community?: research methodology -principles of the case studies; the differing approach to case studies. Part 4 Cases of small urban communities: comparison between Scotland and Slovenia; case study A - Ljubljana and Glasgow; case study B - Krsko and Garnethill; case study C -Kostanjevica and Calvay. Part 5 What has been established?: using CA in the formulation of rehabiliation projects; evaluation of method by case studies A, B and C; general conclusions - the scope of CA; (CA) evaluation of the theoretical basis of the method used. Part 6 Yes, small urban communities can survive and revive: using CA in rehabilitation projects and planning; suggestions for research to sustain small urban communities.