HISTORIC URBAN LANDSCAPE, THE - MANAGING HERITAGE IN AN URBAN CENTURY

'The Historic Urban Landscape: managing heritage in an urban century' offers a comprehensive overview of the intellectual developments in urban conservation. The book examines its modern interpretations and critique and the way in which the classical approach has been challenged by the evolution of the conceptual and operational context of urban management. Analyses are provided of how World Heritage sites are managed - with associated debates and decisions - to inform the development of local urban conservation policies and practices.

The authors offer unique insights from UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and the book is richly illustrated with colour photographs. Examples are drawn from urban heritage sites worldwide - from Timbuktu to Liverpool - to demonstrate key issues and best practice in urban conservation today.

The book offers an invaluable resource for architects, planners, surveyors and engineers worldwide working in heritage conservation, as well as for local authority conservation officers and managers of heritage sites.