Conservation and sustainability in historic cities / | Dennis Rodwell.

Rodwell, Dennis.

Conservation and sustainability in historic cities / Dennis Rodwell. - 1st ed. - Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publ., c2007. - ix, 262 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

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.

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Architecture--Conservation and restoration
Cultural property--Protection.
Historic preservation.
Sustainable architecture.
Urban renewal.

NA105 / .R65 2007
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