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Approaches to urban heritage, development and sustainability

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More than half of the world’s population now live in urban areas, and cities provide the setting for contemporary challenges such as population growth, mass tourism and unequal access to socio-economic opportunities. Urban Heritage, Development and Sustainability examines the impact of these issues on urban heritage, considering innovative approaches to managing developmental pressures and focusing on how taking an ethical, inclusive and holistic approach to urban planning and heritage conservation may create a stronger basis for the sustainable growth of cities in the future.This volume is a timely analysis of current theories and practises in urban heritage, with particular reference to the conflict between, and potential reconciliation of, conservation and development goals.
... The second aspect is the analysis of the factors and mechanisms influencing the quality of street space. Representative studies are Buildings 2024, 14, 2687 2 of 15 as follows. Long explored the contributing factors of green space quality in streets from a human perspective and evaluated the space quality based on the following two aspects: the level of street greening and the degree of urban image recognition [2][3][4]. ...
... The functional partition in a city includes commercial areas, residential areas, industrial areas, storage areas, cultural and educational areas, scenic areas, comprehensive areas, and development zones [12][13][14]. Shangxin Street is part of a residential historical block. It is mainly composed of low-rise and multistory residential buildings, with multiple schools, hospitals, and cultural attractions scattered throughout (see Figure 1). ...
... The functional partition in a city includes commercial areas, residential areas, indu trial areas, storage areas, cultural and educational areas, scenic areas, comprehensive a eas, and development zones [12][13][14]. Shangxin Street is part of a residential historic block. It is mainly composed of low-rise and multistory residential buildings, with mul ple schools, hospitals, and cultural attractions scattered throughout (see Figure 1). ...
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Urban street space is a significant component of urban public spaces and an important aspect of people’s perceptions of a city. Jinan Old City exemplifies the balance between the supply of and demand for green spaces in urban streets. The sense of comfort and the demand level of street spaces are measured via the space demand index. Open platform data, such as those from Baidu Maps and Amap, are evaluated using methods including ArcGIS network analysis and Segnet semantic segmentation. The results obtained from such evaluations indicate that, in terms of the green space supply, the overall level for Shangxin Street in Jinan is not high. Only 24% of the selected sites have an adequate green space supply. The level on Wenhua West Road is higher than that on Shangxin Street. The block on the western side of Shangxin Street has the highest green space demand, with a decreasing trend from west to east. There are several higher selection points in the middle section of Shangxin Street. The demand is lowest in the middle of Wenhua East Road. Shangxin Street’s demand is higher than that of Wenhua West Road. The supply and demand are highly matched on Wenhua West Road and poorly matched on Shangxin Street, with 44.12% of the area in the “low supply, high demand” quadrant. This study proposes targeted optimization strategies based on supply and demand, thereby providing research ideas and methods for urban renewal.
... Por otra parte, en la investigación, se abogó por conservar y fomentar la identidad histórica y cultural de las ciudades a través de métodos de planificación urbana integrales y sostenibles. Se emplearon casos concretos para demostrar la efectividad de las estrategias propuestas, manifiesta Labadi et al (2015), de la misma forma, Investigó cómo las ciudades enfrentaban los retos del cambio climático para proteger su infraestructura y su valioso patrimonio cultural histórico, destacando la intersección entre cambio climático, resiliencia urbana y preservación patrimonial, de la otra parte manifiesta Valdebenito (2020) También, investigaron cómo la revitalización urbana enfocada en el patrimonio ha transformado áreas urbanas al preservar su identidad histórica y cultural, mientras promovía el desarrollo económico y social. Analizaron ejemplos exitosos de esta estrategia, resaltando los desafíos y métodos para integrar el patrimonio de forma equitativa y efectiva en proyectos urbanos, manifiest Faouri et al. (2022) de la misma forma Investigó cómo las estrategias de zonificación fueron fundamentales en la intersección entre la conservación del patrimonio cultural y el desarrollo urbano sostenible al segmentar áreas urbanas en zonas con regulaciones detalladas sobre el uso del suelo y las actividades permitidas. ...
... Al integrar aspectos de conservación en la planificación urbana, buscaba promover el desarrollo urbano sostenible y proteger los valores culturales y ambientales en las áreas metropolitanas, de la otra parte manifiesta Lara et al . (2019) Finalmente, la preservación del inmueble cultural contribuye significativamente al crecimiento del desarrollo urbano desde forma equitativa y resiliente, así mismo, promueve las prácticas urbanísticas que respeten el medio ambiente, manifiesta Comin et al. (2020), de la misma forma, la importancia planificación urbana radica en la práctica y la integración del patrimonio cultural generando un fortalecimiento de la identidad de las personas y, la cohesión social dentro del diseño de las áreas urbanas, de la otra parte manifiesta Labadi et al. (2015) pág. 3430 ventanas, 0% pintura, GRIETAS es de 1% ventanas, 0% pintura, 0% puerta, 0% cubierta, 0% piso, DESGASTE DE PINTURA es de 1% en pintura, 0% ventanas, 0% puertas, 0% cubiertas, 0% piso, DESGASTE ESTRUCTURAL es de 1% en cubierta, 0% piso, 0% puertas, 0% ventanas, 0% pintura, HUMEDAD es de 1% en cubierta, 0% piso, 0% puertas, 0% ventanas, 0% pintura. ...
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... As a fundamental urban management tool, heritage management effectively activates the urban environment by increasing its spatial vitality [13]. In 2003, ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) launched a "living heritage sites" plan, which defined the living heritage approach (LHA) as a management and protection method based on "community continuity and variability" [14], and transferred the protection practice from material authenticity to heritage attached to living places [15]. The ultimate goal of heritage management is to creatively integrate heritage into civil life and establish a sustainable urban development model [16]. ...
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... Balancing historical preservation with modern development is a core issue for the future development of historical villages (Labadi & Logan 2015). To address this, it is crucial to provide designers and researchers with more freedom and intuitive tools to operate dynamic 3D renderings. ...
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