Conservation and sustainability in historic cities /

• Main Author: Rodwell, Dennis.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publ., [2007]
• Subjects: Architecture > Conservation and restoration.; Sustainable architecture.; Historic preservation.; Cultural property > Protection.; Urban renewal.; Architecture > Conservation et restauration.; Architecture durable.; Patrimoine historique.; Biens culturels > Protection.; Rénovation urbaine.; HOUSE & HOME > Repair.; ARCHITECTURE > Historic Preservation > Restoration Techniques.; Electronic books.
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This book deals with the diagnosis, prognosis and repair issues associated with concrete buildings.

Table of 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.