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Conservation and sustainability in historic cities / Dennis Rodwell.

By: Rodwell, Dennis.
Publisher: Oxford : Blackwell Publ., c2007Edition: 1st ed.Description: ix, 262 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781405126564 (pbk.); 1405126566 (pbk.).Subject(s): Architecture -- Conservation and restoration | Sustainable architecture | Historic preservation | Cultural property -- Protection | Urban renewalDDC classification: 720.288
Contents:
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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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.