Historic city, tourism performance and development: The balance of social behaviours in the city of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 282-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belén Mª Castro Fernández ◽  
Rubén Camilo Lois González ◽  
Lucrezia Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Data ◽  
City Centre ◽  
City Development ◽  
Santiago De Compostela ◽  
Final Destination ◽  
City Tourism ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City ◽  
The Way

Santiago de Compostela is an iconic place. From the 9th century through to the present day the city has acted as the final destination of a major pilgrimage route named after it. In the article we ask ourselves how the contemporary reinvention of the pilgrimage and pilgrimages on the Way of St. James has boosted tourism development in the city. Development has been concentrated in the historic city centre and in the area around the cathedral. The importance of tourism has transformed the significance of the city itself, which acquires a magical component as a place of arrival and encounter for all kinds of visitors. The historic city has been set up in the 20th century as a destination for the Way and for cultural tourism. The buildings, particularly those connected with the pilgrimage route, become highly attractive and symbolic places and tourists carry out a number of rituals in them. They travel and enjoy Santiago as a unique experience. The study of tourism and of the tourist transformation of Santiago de Compostela is undertaken using a qualitative and quantitative method. The article analyses the heritage and symbolic value of the historic centre, together with the growth of its tourism activities. Numerical data are also provided on the perceptions and behaviour of visitors using surveys carried out by the city's Tourism Observatory.

scholarly journals URBAN CONVERSION IN THE CONTEXT OF VILNIUS CITY DEVELOPMENT ACCORDING TO SOLUTIONS OF MASTER PLAN FOR 2015

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-139
Author(s):  
Rūta Leitanaitė
Keyword(s):  
City Centre ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
City Development ◽  
Family Housing ◽  
Industrial Zones ◽  
And Control ◽  
The City

Following the principles of sustainable development, one of the priorities, set in the new Master Plan of Vilnius, is development of a compact city. One of the instruments to achieve it is urban conversion. A convertible territory is a territory, which doesnt correspond to city‘s development priorities, its urban structure, or is injurious to the environment. There are two types of convertible territories defined in Vilnius: the former or is existing industrial zones and territories of collective gardens. Convertible territories are set after analysing them by criteria describing their impact on the city’s urban, environmental, economic, social qualities. When setting the regulations of conversion and future function of a territory, future sustainable connections with the adjacent urban and functional structures are the essential thing. The main principle of urban conversion is the multifunctional use, accentuating the necessity of public, social infrastructure. The regulations for convertible areas are analogous to the ones set for newly developing areas. The main part of the former industrial territories is to be converted into multifunctional (residential, commercial, public) zones, giving priority to the ones located in the city centre or local centres. All the territories of collective gardens are to be converted into single-family housing areas. The process of implementation of the regulation and control of urban conversion isn’t unquestionable. Improvements of the method are suggested referring to the experience of other European cities. Urbanistinė konversija Vilniaus miesto plėtros kontekste pagal bendrojo plano 2015 metams sprendinius Santrauka Pateikta Vilniaus BP konvertuojamų teritorijų samprata ir tipai, aptariamas jų potencialo nustatymo būdas. Pristatoma konvertuotinų teritorijų Vilniaus mieste identifikavimo metodika; apžvelgta teikiama Vilniaus miesto savivaldybės teritorijos bendrajame plane iki 2015 metų teritorijų konversijos reglamentų nustatymo metodika bei konversijos reglamentų siūlymai konkrečioms miesto teritorijoms. Aptariami teritorijų konversijos sprendinių įgyvendinimo ir reguliavimo Lietuvoje mechanizmo trūkumai bei Europos miestų patirtis šioje srityje, išskiriant optimalius metodus. Apžvelgiama urbanistinės konversijos reguliavimo problema žemesnio nei bendrasis planas rango teritorijų planavimo dokumentuose.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF VILNIUS STREET NETWORK/VILNIAUS GATVIŲ TINKLO FORMAVIMAS

1996 ◽  
Vol 2 (7) ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
Pranciškus Juškevičius
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Network Development ◽  
City Development ◽  
Street Network ◽  
Balanced Development ◽  
Urban Street ◽  
Network Expansion ◽  
City Street ◽  
The City

The planning of city street network expansion faces a new problem in Lithuania—indetermination of the city development. The model of street network and its loading has demonstrated the possible variant of relatively balanced development of urban street network. But in spite of this it does not close the increasing gap between the need for street network capacities and possibilities available. The main strategic trend in street network development is gradual forming the street network subsystem of the highest category. It should be supplemented by the reconstruction of the existing crossings as well as by creating new regulation equipment of high quality. One of the components of street network development strategy is the restriction of traffic and parking in the city centre and old town.

scholarly journals TERRITORIAL EXPLORATION TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATION ON HISTORIC URBAN LANDSCAPES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AREA OF EL EJIDO IN CUENCA, ECUADOR

2020 ◽  
Vol XLIV-M-1-2020 ◽  
pp. 505-512
Author(s):  
S. Auquilla ◽  
M. Siguencia
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
City Center ◽  
World Heritage List ◽  
The Face ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City

Abstract. Cuenca in Ecuador is a growing city, weak in the face of the changes that the expansion phenomenon implies. The area of El Ejido was the first expansion area of the city with valuable samples of the arrival of modernity in the city. Nowadays, this sector is not exempted from the effects of urban growth and deserves to be managed through a proper management plan for its preservation. Degraded landscapes have been identified, modern heritage architecture shows clear symptoms of abandonment and low maintenance, causing the disappearance of historic buildings. Given these and other problems associated with urban development, Cuenca, like other cities, has taken the initiative of adopting the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) adopted by UNESCO in 2011, as a measure to safeguard urban heritage. In 2014, the implementation of this relatively new approach was first initiated in the pilot area of the Historic City Centre of Cuenca. This area was included in the World Heritage List in 1999 based on criteria II, IV, and V.However, aware of the significant heritage values embedded at El Ejido and its close urban and landscape link with the Historical City Center, the aim of this research is the implementation of the HUL’s approach in a specific area located in El Ejido. Due to the clear difference between this sector and the Historical City Center, it is necessary to assess the first methodology used and work on a methodology that can be extrapolated to this sector and further on to other sectors of the city. To obtain the methodology for this area, it is essential to carry out a territorial exploration in cities with similar characteristics to Cuenca that are implementing an approach based on the study of the Historical Urban Landscape Recommendation.

scholarly journals City urban design in a free market economy: The case of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Spatium ◽  
2002 ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
Kaliopa Dimitrovska-Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Town Planning ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
City Centre ◽  
City Development ◽  
Design Quality ◽  
The City

A recent rapid political and economic changes in many eastern European countries demand corresponding changes in the town planning system, and especially in the development control and urban management process. For instance, at a present many historic city and town cores still remain relatively intact in their original form, but have become the target for development pressure. How should this pressure be channeled to achieve enhancement of the urban qualities of those areas (especially barracks and old factory sites), without jeopardising their competitiveness for attracting business and employment. This paper discusses the outcomes of research carried out at the Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia from 1995 to 1998, on the development of appropriate methods for the appraisal and promotion of design quality in relation to economic viability in city development projects especially for an urban renewal. The elements for the assessment of urban design quality derive from the basic principles of good urban design such as identity, permeability, legibility visual appropriateness, robustness, visual and symbolic richness, amongst others. The simplified computerised model for assessing financial viability is based on building costs and market value of the investment, and shows the profitability of the development. It can be a useful tool in both assessing design viability, and for determining extra profit or ?planning gain? in the planning process negotiations such ?surplus? can be used for satisfying local needs (e.g. additional programs, design of public spaces). This method for appraisal and promotion of design quality in relation to economic viability has been examined through an assessment of the competition projects for the renewal of the Rog factory area in the city centre of Ljubljana. This case study has revealed the need for a clear strategy for future city development, with marketing guidance and policies for positive planning to achieve better vitality and viability for the city as a whole. Subsequently, the research examined successful initiatives for the promotion of urban design on a national and local level of the planning process identifying the most important issues affecting city design in the market economy, such as partnership arrangements, joint ventures and city-entrepreneurs. The paper briefly discusses: salient features of the current planning system in Slovenia and the on-going changes relating to the new approaches to town planning; the proposed method for appraisal and promotion of design quality and economic viability of urban environment; the results of the examination of this method applied to a case study - the renewal of an industrial site in the city centre of Ljubljana.

scholarly journals FORTIFICATION OBIECTS AND STREET NETWORK DEVELOPMENT IN THE HISTORICAL PART OF CHERNIVTSI CITY IN THE 18th-20th CENTURIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (13) ◽  
pp. 28-45
Author(s):  
Mykola Bevz ◽  
Oleksandr Kyshlyaruk
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
Functional Organization ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Network Development ◽  
City Development ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Street Network ◽  
City Center ◽  
Urban Transformations ◽  
The City

Formation and development of the central part of Chernivtsi is a long historical process. The settlement, which emerged in the XIV century, underwent major urban transformations that took place during the XVIII-XX centuries. They became an important period of creation of the renewed structure plan of the city area which is still in operation. The historical city centre has been changing its structure, size, functional organization during a long time. The objective of the research is to study and compare the main parameters and characteristics of the city at certain historical stages by analysing the development of its transport network. The purpose of the article is to review and analyse available cartographic materials and study the street network development in the historical part of the city in the late XVIII - XX centuries. The article highlights the factors that played an important role in the formation and development of Chernivtsi city centre, in particular, strengthening and expansion of economic ties. According to the findings, discovery of new trade routes became a decisive factor that influenced the development of Chernivtsi, determined the city structure and directions of the main streets. Other important factors include natural conditions and local terrain, social economic and administrative impact. Studies have shown that the historical centre of Chernivtsi evolved according to the existing structure plan. Analysis of cartographic materials and historical sources allows to characterize the basic principles of urban development. Expansion of the street network and squares, as well as trends in the planning of residential areas provide an opportunity to assess their nature, scale and size. Topographical maps enabled us to devise comparative schemes of urban development and evolution of city boundaries throughout the studied period. The city center moved gradually to new areas in the south-western direction. This feature of the city development provides important materials for urban study. This work can be primarily aimed at studying the urban planning structure, defense lines, public spaces, etc. The city developed in an extensive way, pushing the boundaries of the city center, creating new parallel urban complexes with new central squares. The most difficult task for scientists today is to localize these boundaries for different stages. The next difficult task is to find out old defense systems existed in the different parts of the city in the past. A completely unresolved question is how defense complexes influenced the development of the planning structure. The study allowed to highlight the prerequisites for major urban transformations in the historical part of Chernivtsi in the XVIII - XX centuries.

scholarly journals The new function of architectural monuments – a comparative analysis of two different cases: Palazzo Querini Stampalia and the Fondaco dei Tedeschi building

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Dominika Strzałka-Rogal
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Added Value ◽  
City Development ◽  
Economic Context ◽  
Central Objective ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City ◽  
Over Time

This paper discusses the long-term vision of the historic city development, where buildings assume a new function over time. The discussion is based on the example of Palazzo Querini Stampalia and Fondaco dei Tedeschi – two monuments restored to Venice in a new, different role. In the comparative analysis of the transformation of the buildings, particular attention was paid to the cultural, social and economic context of the city. This article aims to review the strengths and weaknesses of the new-use scenarios, outlining the renovation of the monuments and its added value for cities. The author concluded that no matter what the new function of the building is, it is worth renovating them, because this way the heritage can survive and this should be the central objective of a long-term vision.

Letters and Decrees

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Ceccarelli
Keyword(s):  
Political Community ◽  
Hellenistic Period ◽  
International Diplomacy ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The City ◽  
Greek World ◽  
The Way

During the Hellenistic period, royal correspondence constituted a challenging mode of diplomacy for polis communities. The chapter offers a case study of how one such community, Magnesia on the Maeander, responded to the challenge. The dossier in question concerns the request of acceptance of a new contest for Artemis Leukophryene, first celebrated in 208 BCE, which Magnesia addressed to all of the Greek world. The answers from kings, leagues, and cities make it possible to compare different ‘discursive styles’, in particular the contrastive ideologies of power instantiated in the royal letter and the city-decree. In addition, Ceccarelli shows how the way in which they were set up in the agora of Magnesia affords insights into the Magnesians’ own perception of these acts of international diplomacy—and how they used the responses to project an image of a political community that was both internally cohesive and well connected with the outside world.

Excavations on the Probable Sites of Basilis and Bathos

1893 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 227-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. G. Bather ◽  
V. W. Yorke
Keyword(s):  
Set Up ◽  
The City ◽  
The Way

Pausanias (viii. 29), on the way between Gortys and Megalopolis, after mentioning the ruins of Brenthe, from which the stream Brentheatis ran into the Alpheius, goes on to say: ‘After crossing the Alpheius the country is that called Trapezuntian and there are ruins of the city of Trapezus. Then, turning down on the left to the Alpheius from Trapezus, close to the river is a place called Bathos, where they perform a rite to the Great Goddesses every third year. And there is a spring there called Olympias, which does not flow every other year, and near the spring fire comes up. Now the Arcadians say that the reputed battle of the Giants and Gods took place here and not in Thracian Pallene. … And from the place called Bathos the city called Basilis is distant about ten stades; its founder was Kypselos, who gave his daughter in marriage to Kresphontes, the son of Aristomachos. But in my time Basilis was in ruins, and among them were remains of a shrine of Eleusinian Demeter. Going on from there you will again cross the Alpheius….' Two other mentions are made of Basilis by ancient authors. Stephanus of Byzantium (s. v.) refers to this account of Pausanias, and Nikander (ap. Athen. xii. 8), without giving any name, tells us that in a town founded by Kypselos on the Alpheius certain Parrhasii set up a shrine and altar to Demeter Eleusinia, and that there was a competition of beauty for women there, first won by Erodice, the wife of Kypselos, in which the competitors were called chrysophoroi.

scholarly journals KOTA FESTIVAL DAN SKEMA KEBIJAKAN WISATA KOTA DI SURAKARTA

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhmad Ramdhon ◽  
Heru Nugroho ◽  
Arie Sujito
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
City Development ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
City Tourism ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Regular Event ◽  
Revitalization Effort ◽  
City Policy ◽  
The City

<p><em>Tourism in Surakarta has a long dynamic in the attempt of contributing to the city development agenda. Based on tourism economic policy with MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Conference, Exhibition) tourism strategy, city tourism is supported with cultural festival. A series of festival agendas is used to promote city and MICE tourism as the city governance attempt as the part of tourism development in decentralization era.</em><em> </em><em> This study explained art and cultural festival to support city tourism and its effect on the attempt of activating the economic</em><em>. Primary data was collected with etnografi </em><em>approach to a variety of city festival agendas</em><em>, result of observation, in-depth interview, some related documents were review and analyzed. The result of research, </em><em>Surakarta tourism policy along with cultural festival series becomes a cultural event supporting the tourist destination experiencing revitalization effort as well. The Spirit of Java becomes a policy node to support public participation in various festivals designed in regular event calendar. Tradition and history-based festival was recycled into creative works along with public enthusiasm in the platforms worked on grandiosely.</em><em> </em><em>The tourist visit rate affects the city’s economy and infrastructural development scheme, becoming the long-term city policy. Surakarta transforms gradually into new spaces to tourism industry with big challenge to ensure the preservation of city tradition, and conservation of </em><em>culture.</em><em> </em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords:</em></strong><strong> </strong><strong><em>City, Desentralization, City Tourism, Festival City</em></strong><strong></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstrak</strong><strong></strong></p><p>Pariwisata di Kota Surakarta mempunyai dinamika yang panjang dalam upaya untuk berkontribusi pada agenda pembangunan kota. Berbasis kebijakan ekonomi wisata dengan strategi pengembangan wisata MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Conference, Exhibition) pariwisata kota yang ditopang festival budaya. Rangkaian  agenda festival  untuk mempromosikan kota dan wisata MICE sebagai upaya tata kelola kota sebagai bagian dari perkembangan pariwisata diera desentralisasi.  Studi ini menjelaskan festival seni budaya untuk menopang pariwisata kota dan dampaknya bagi upaya menggerakkan roda ekonomi.  Data primer diambil lewat pendekatan etnografis atas berbagai agenda festival kota, hasil observasi, in-depth interview, dan beberapa dokumen terkait direview dan dianalisis.  Hasil dari studi ini, kebijakan pariwisata Surakarta dengan rangkaian festival budaya menjadi event budaya sekaligus menopang destinasi wisata yang juga mengalami upaya revitalisasi. The Spirit of Java menjadi simpul kebijakan untuk mendorong keterlibatan publik dalam berbagai festival yang dirancang dalam kalender event reguler. Festival dengan basis tradisi dan sejarah yang didaur ulang kembali menjadi kerja-kerja kreatif bersama antusiasme publik di panggung-panggung yang digarap dengan megah.  Angka kunjungan wisatawan menjadi dampak bagi ekonomi kota dan skema pengembangan infrastruktur menjadi skema kebijakan kota jangka panjang. Kota Surakarta bertahap bertransformasi menjadi ruang-ruang baru bagi industri wisata dengan tantangan besar untuk memastikan kelestarian tradisi, dan budaya kota tetap terjaga dengan baik.</p><p><strong>Kata kunci : </strong><strong>Kota, Desentralisasi, Wisata Kota, Kota Festival<em> </em></strong><strong><em></em></strong></p>

Integrated Regional Development Concepts: Case of Rezekne City

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Sandra Ezmale
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Europe 2020 ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Policy And Planning ◽  
Planning Methodology ◽  
The City ◽  
The Way

As to impact of European level planning activities and initiatives on planning practice in the Member States of the European Union, an important issue is practical application of theoretical aspects of planning that includes results of discussions on basic conditions for elaboration of a high quality and effective integrated planning documents and concepts in accordance with theoretical conclusions. The significance of cities with regard to regional development is testified by political and strategic documents-the strategy "Europe 2020" (EC, 2010) and others. Attractiveness is now linked to economic growth to provide a broader framework for the analysis of the process during which cities will reach higher standards of their inhabitants' life quality, as well as the most favorable environment for attraction of investments and visitors. Therefore it is important to understand what creates the attractiveness of cities for residents, investors and visitors and the way it could become an element of policy and planning process to contribute to balanced regional development. The aim of the research is to explore the importance of elaboration of integrated development concepts to increase the city attractiveness and the way it could become an element of policy and planning process to contribute to balanced regional development. Three tasks have been set within the framework of the research: -to investigate the theoretical aspects of planning methodology and city attractiveness; -to identify the most important factors of city attractiveness for Rezekne city; -to set up the integrated regional development concepts' priorities of the Rezekne city to enhance its attractiveness.

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