Assessing Cultural Experiences in Historic Urban Centres: Built Forms and Qualities

2021 ◽  
pp. 037698362110097
Author(s):  
Godwin Emmanuel Jeyaraj ◽  
Meenatchi Sundaram
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Cultural Experience ◽  
Visual Spatial ◽  
Cultural Experiences ◽  
Historic Areas ◽  
Realistic Form ◽  
Historic Centre ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City

Human settlements evolved over time and the historic towns of yesterday are the growing urban centres of today. The built environment in historic areas is undergoing such rapid transformation that visitors are no longer able to experience cultural values of the past. Identifying the cultural values that people experience in terms of the qualities of what, where and how may support a more realistic form of conservation planning. To assess one’s cultural experience in a historic centre, it is important to delineate the significant architectural heritage and its multiple qualities across time. For the purposes of this heritage value study, the historic city of Tiruchirappalli in southern India is chosen. The city, one of the oldest in India, is situated on the banks of a river and comprises an age-old hillock and many other important built forms. Using rapid ethnographic assessment methods, 12 characteristic forms were found and these were categorised according to eight qualities: historical, sacred, visual, spatial, functional, physical, memorable and sensitive. The validity of these qualities from peoples’ experiences on cultural values require further examination on a few sample streets with special focus on where and how visitors and residents feel the strongest sense of place.

scholarly journals Preservation of the Historic City of Bandung through the Building of Cultural Heritage Group A

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Maksey Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
City Government ◽  
Historic Buildings ◽  
Class A ◽  
Historic Areas ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Group A ◽  
Changing Times ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City

Bandung is one of the historical cities in Indonesia. Therefore, there are many historic heritage buildings adorning the city. According to local regulations, there are at least around 1700 cultural heritage buildings in the city of Bandung. The effort to preserve historic buildings has been carried out by the Bandung city government to maintain the historical value that exists in each building and its area. Along with the changing times, changes or shifts in the environment often occur in historic areas including social, cultural and economic. This has an effect on the complexity of preserving historic buildings, especially those included in class A cultural heritage buildings. One area that has a high historical value is Jalan Braga. Along the Braga street there are many classes A cultural heritage buildings, one of which is the Insulinde Building. The Insulinde building was built in 1917 as an oil factory office. During its establishment, the Insulinde building has changed functions 6 times. Its location in the Braga area makes adjustments to the building to the area need to be considered to see changes in the environment that occurs from year to year. This research uses qualitative methods by collecting data through literature studies and field observations. From the implementation of this research, it is expected to be able to contribute to the preservation of historic areas through its buildings as well as the adjustment of building functions seen from the shifting environment of the region.

scholarly journals Beautification of Pokhara City with a Special Focus on Phewa Lake and Lakeside Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Prashidha Khatiwada ◽  
Rabindra Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Lake Area ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
The City

Pokhara is one of the rapidly growing cities of Nepal. It is the second-largest metropolitan city after Kathmandu. Because of the renowned temples, monasteries, lakes, adventure sports, and being close to the well-known Annapurna Range, it is considered as the tourism capital of Nepal. Millions of tourist visit this naturally gifted city every year contributing to considerable economic development. This economic prospect has attracted thousands of migrants every year leading to 67% growth in population in the last decade. The rapid population growth and urbanization without long-term planning and firm regulation have severely affected the development of sustainable infrastructure, preservation of the public space and natural resources. This has further impacted the tourism, economy, health and wellbeing, environment, and social aspect of the city. This article aims to generate strategies for retaining and improving the natural beauty of the city (focusing on the Phewa Lake area) by enhancing the economy and environment, rejuvenating social and cultural values, elevating the health and wellbeing of the people, and strengthening and promoting sustainable development. In this article, literature reviews, interviews, and field surveys were undertaken and four major improvements/developments are recommended for the beautification of Pokhara City. The recommendations are: preservation and development of open space into self-sustaining cohesive community parks, citizen-centred urban development, improvement of current transport infrastructure, and conservation of natural resources such as water, vegetation, and landscape.

scholarly journals ENVIRONMENT OF HISTORICAL AREAS OF CITIES AS A BASIS FOR THE FORMATION OF INTERACTIVE RECREATION

2021 ◽  
pp. 36-44
Author(s):  
M. V. HNILOSKURENKO
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
City Center ◽  
Interactive Communication ◽  
Historic Areas ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City

Problem statement. In the modern urban planning practice of development of historical cities the role and potential of the city center are still insufficiently defined, features of its preservation and possible development are not revealed. In Ukraine, there is still no clear definition of the concept of “city center”, which does not contribute to the sustainable urban and architectural development of historic cities. Today there are different interpretations of such an urban category as “city center”. According to the researcher M. Bevz, the “city center” provides a rare opportunity to trace the millennial evolution of the urban planning system, which is rare in Ukraine. Some researchers believe that the city center is an important communication hub and a special space in which various functions of urban life are introduced, in all its evolution, modification, meanings and perceptions (O. Rybchynsky “Formation and revitalization of historical cities of Ukraine”). The author of the study considers it most appropriate to consider the concept of “city center” as identical to the concept of “historical core of the city”. Characteristics of the concept of “historic area of the city” appeared only in 2000 in the Law of Ukraine “On Protection of Cultural Heritage” as part of the settlement, which preserved cultural heritage sites and related planning and form of construction that originate from previous periods of development, typical of certain crops or periods of development. One of the most important methods of preserving and properly modernizing the environment of historical areas should be considered “revalorization”, which contributes to the cultural value of the historic city center. The purpose of the article is to highlight the importance of the historical area as a basis for the formation of interactive recreation. Results. Implementation of revalorization into the theory and practice of domestic reconstruction of the urban environment on the basis of comprehensive and deep theoretical research, as well as ideas for improving and arranging urban space with a focus on successful foreign solutions for using the cultural potential of the central areas of historical cities in the system of interactive recreation. The city should be considered as a multifunctional phenomenon in the diversity of manifestations due to its general cultural and historical significance. In this context, the historic city center is a concentration of interactive communication between residents. Interactive communication is primarily an exchange of ideas for improving the urban environment and enhancing information exchange between people. In such interaction of people and environment of special importance acquires the reflection of human emotional reaction to the made architectural and town-planning environment with its historically formed “human” scale and richness of forms that in turn is necessary protective reaction of the modern person to “standardization” of new city building. The creation of interactive recreation based on the cultural potential of the historic areas of the city allows to form in these areas full-fledged interactive recreational spaces in the combination of existing and new buildings. Scientific novelty and practical significance. Due to the active growth of requirements for the quality and comfort of the urban space of the historic core of the city, the practical significance of the study is to study the historically formed substance of the city, its authenticity; preservation, revival and development of the historical image of the city center on the principles of revalorization. Today there is a need to find and develop methods of activating the environment, one of which is the creation of interactive recreation, which will help to adapt the city-forming and functional significance of their historic areas to new needs.

scholarly journals Joining Historic Cities to the Global World: Feasibility or Fantasy?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmadreza Shirvani Dastgerdi ◽  
Giuseppe De Luca
Keyword(s):  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Regression Test ◽  
Historic Centre ◽  
Global World ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City ◽  
Historic Cities ◽  
Free Movement Of Capital ◽  
Logistic Regression Test

Given the globalisation and free movement of capital and people, global cities compete with others not only as tourist destinations but also for the attraction of investors, skilled labour and well-educated citizens. In this research, the image of the historic city of Florence is investigated from the perspective of tourists and residents to assess the feasibility of joining historic cities to the global world. The sample size included 384 people who were randomly selected in the historic centre of Florence and answered the research questionnaire. The data was then analysed by descriptive statistics and logistic regression test. The findings show that although appropriate environmental qualities have made Florence highly successful in attracting tourists, what can promote the sustainability level of this historic city in the globalisation era is the organisation of urban planning in order to gain a part of global economic and human capital by creating the precise and unique image of the city.

scholarly journals CURRENT PROBLEMS OF PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORICAL AREAS OF THE CITY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iryna Rusanova ◽  
◽  
Iryna Chernova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Foreign Experience ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Modern Methods ◽  
Historic Areas ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City ◽  
Historic Cities

The work is devoted to the analysis of modern approaches to the use of objects of architectural and historical heritage and the conceptual solution of issues of use and preservation of historical areas on the example of Zaporizhzhia. The work analyzes modern approaches to the preservation of the urban historical environment in the context of sustainable development of the city, the means of reconstruction of historic areas; it highlights the historical stages of formation, compositional and planning characteristics, as well as the architectural and spatial typology of development of historical areas of Zaporizhzhia. The study substantiates the theoretical and methodological basis for the preservation of historical and architectural heritage. The paper considers national and foreign experience in preserving historic areas in urban development and modern methods of preserving architectural and historical heritage. The author offers a vision of a comprehensive reconstruction of the historic city, stages and measures to implement the concept of reconstruction based on the characteristics of construction and analysis of the functional use of buildings in the context of the environment. The author concludes that the state of preservation and use of historical and architectural monuments in Ukraine lags far behind the leading foreign countries, and to effectively solve the problem it is necessary to apply a comprehensive approach to the revitalization of historic cities.

scholarly journals Interrogating the Socio-Cultural Experiences of the Urhobo People in the Urhobo Disco Music and the Role of the Radio Media

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-183
Author(s):  
Philo Igue Okpeki
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Traditional Music ◽  
Cultural Experience ◽  
Radio Stations ◽  
Art Form ◽  
Cultural Experiences ◽  
Radio Broadcast ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Often times, music has been seen as an art form which embodies and boasts a lot of rich socio-cultural experiences and expressions. More so, is the Urhobo music which embodies so many cultural values that are impalpable yet so much cherished. It is observed that the traditional music of the Urhobo, which includes the Urhobo Disco music by Okpan Arhibo, is used in various socio-cultural contexts such as burials, in-law greetings, marriages, birthday and naming ceremonies, amongst others.It is the concern of this paper, therefore, to investigate the effectiveness of the role of the radio in broadcasting music, particularly of the Urhobo of Delta State, Nigeria, as a way of promoting the socio-cultural ex- periences of the Urhobo nationality. The paper adopts both the phenomenological and cultural schema theories. The descriptive survey research design is also employed to enable the collection of data from the Management of JFM Radio (95.1fm) and Melody FM (88.6fm), as well as twenty-six participants that were engaged in interview sessions, using a Self-responded Interview Questionnaire of ten vali- dated items involving the Likert moderated type rating scale of four points. Generated data were sub- jected to simple statistics of the mean and standard deviation. Findings show that the compendium of Urhobo music by radio stations enables the spread of the cultural and social experience of the Urhobo people beyond their region. The paper concludes that radio broadcast of traditional music ensures that the cultural experience of the Urhobo is sustained. Hence, the paper recommended that radio stations should give sufficient airtime for the broadcast of Urhobo Disco music. This will allow for the spread of the Urhobo experience in Delta State, Nigeria.

scholarly journals Touristification in historic cities. Reflections on Malaga

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana García Bujalance ◽  
Daniel Barrera-Fernández ◽  
Miriam Scalici
Keyword(s):  
The Public ◽  
Mass Tourism ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Historic Centre ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City ◽  
Historic Cities

This research analyses the consequences in the economy of the city, in the urban environment and in the life of residents affected by the massive arrival of tourists in the historic centre of Malaga in Andalusia, Spain. The research combines a mixed methodology consisting of analysis of urban plans and administrative documents, statistics, direct observation of tourism-related activities, the definition of a list of indicators and verification of their application in the case study. Mass tourism in a historic city is a cause of conflicts between visitors and residents, but there are also positive effects such as job creation, cosmopolitanism or the expansion of the cultural offer. This research shows that it is necessary to act on tourists-residents’ conflicts in order to avoid the transformation of historic centres into places that expel the neighbours to give place to tourists. Planning and urban management, the active participation of citizens, as well as an awareness by the public administration, are key issues to avoid that historic centres become emptied of urban content to be turned into a scene for tourist consumption. This is the first research of the kind developed in the city of Malaga, one of the Spanish cities where tourism is growing faster, thus, the results could be applied to other cases in the same situation in the country and the Mediterranean.

Regeneration of a historic city block: the example of the relocation of the historic Atelier building to the cloister area of the Congregation of the Resurrection in Krakow

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bogusław Podhalański ◽  
Anna Połtowicz
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Steel Structure ◽  
City Block ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Heritage Building ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City

Abstract The article discusses a project that features the relocation of the historic Atelier building, built by Krakow-based architect Wandalin Beringer (1839–1923) who was active in the early twentieth century, and the regeneration of a plot belonging to the Congregation of the Resurrection since 1885, which is located at 12 Łobzowska Street in Krakow. The method includes cutting the entire structure off at the foundation and then after reinforcing it with a steel structure transporting it in its entirety to the new location. The project included two possible variants of moving the building in a straight line, either by 21 or 59 metres and evaluates two projects of further regeneration, the adaptive reuse of the building as an exhibition and religious space as well as a proposal for the remodelling of the nearby plot that belongs to the Congregation into a space for meditation and as a recreational park. The aim of these measures is to prevent the demolition of this building, now over a century old, as a result of which a forgotten element of the cultural heritage of the city will be saved. This project was based on the results of analyses of the cultural and historical conditions of Krakow. The block of buildings in which the Atelier in question is located is a very attractive location, near to the very centre of Krakow, adjacent to residential, service and educational buildings. It is directly adjacent to the Monastery Complex of the Congregation of the Resurrection, listed as a heritage building under conservation protection (municipal registry of heritage buildings). In the second half of the twentieth century, the building was used as a workroom by artists such as Xawery Dunikowski and later by the sculptress Teodora Stasiak. The case of the Atelier may provide an inspiration for discussion as well as raising awareness among citizens and city authorities to avoid future situations in which cultural heritage may become forgotten or demolished.

scholarly journals Land Squandering in the Spanish Medium Sized Cities: The Case of Toledo

Urban Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Irene Sánchez Ondoño ◽  
Luis Escudero Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Urban Land ◽  
Final Conclusion ◽  
Dispersion Process ◽  
Intensive Production ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City

A process of land squandering began in Spain in the mid 1990s until the great crisis of 2008. The intensive production of urban land affected the Spanish medium-sized towns. They were characterized by their compact nature and then they underwent an intense diffuse urbanization. However, in some cases there had been previous examples of urban sprawl. In this article, we study one of them, the unique and historic city of Toledo, in the Centre of the Iberian Peninsula. We will show how the city has experienced the land squandering and has been extensively widespread throughout the hinterland, consisting of their peripheral municipalities. We will also check how Toledo has had a previous internal dispersion process in the last quarter of the 20th Century through the called Ensanche (widening). We will use the urban estate cadaster as a fundamental source for evolutionary and present analysis of the city and its hinterland. The field and bibliographic work complete the methodology. The final conclusion is that there have been remarkable urban increments in Spanish medium-sized cities such as Toledo, in external and peripheral districts, under the logic of speculation and profit, resulting in a disjointed space.

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