scholarly journals TOURISTIC REFUNCTIONALIZATION OF THE HISTORICAL CENTER OF OLD HAVANA

Mercator ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2020) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
María Karla Hernández González ◽  
Maria Tereza Duarte Paes
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Middle Classes ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Historic Center ◽  
International Visibility ◽  
Historical Center ◽  
Historic Area

This article discusses the tourist refunctionalization of the Old Town of Old Havana was marked by two fundamental events: the declaration of the Center and the city's defensive system to Cultural Heritage of Humanity (UNESCO), in 1982, a fact that conferred international visibility to the group and the governmental decision to develop cultural tourism in this area. Since 1993, making the historic area attractive for commercialization, a fact that aggravated the socio-spatial contradictions. Through bibliographic review, documentary research and analysis of empirical results, we evaluate the renewal of the urban landscape, the displacement of a part of the low-income population, the arrival of the Cuban middle classes and the revaluation, even if informal, of the houses. These facts point to the existence of an emerging gentrification process in the Historic Center of Old Havana. Keywords: cultural heritage, touristic refunctionalization, historical center, Old Havana

scholarly journals Artistic Occupations in the Historical Center of São Luís (Maranhão)

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-171
Author(s):  
Conceição De Maria Belfort de Carvalho ◽  
Donny Wallesson dos Santos ◽  
Maurício José Morais Costa ◽  
Kláutenys Dellene Guedes Cutrim ◽  
Arkley Marques Bandeira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
The State ◽  
Time And Space ◽  
Historic Center ◽  
Historical Center ◽  
Reasoning Mechanism

Study about the implications of artistic occupations in the Historic Center of São Luís for the preservation and valorization of the cultural heritage in the State of Maranhão. It aims to discuss the implications of artistic occupations present in the Historic Center and how they can contribute to the revitalization, preservation, and valorization of the cultural heritage of the capital. It is an exploratory and descriptive study, which uses documentary research and bibliographic research as a reasoning mechanism. It addresses artistic occupations and cultural heritage in its theoretical-conceptual perspectives. It also discusses the implications of artistic occupations in the Historic Center of São Luís, and how they contribute to the preservation and valorization of the cultural heritage of Maranhão. It characterizes the Old Center of São Luís, the role of artistic occupations and its implications for the cultural heritage of São Luís. And it points out that artistic occupations permeate time and space, bringing resignifications and enabling the dynamic permanence of the idea that cultural heritage is not limited to ruins, inexorable monumental mansions or untouchable works and documents.

scholarly journals Identifying Challenges and Solutions in Cultural Heritage Adaptive Reuse through the Historic Urban Landscape Approach in Amsterdam

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5547
Author(s):  
Nadia Pintossi ◽  
Deniz Ikiz Kaya ◽  
Ana Pereira Roders
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Landscape Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Knowledge ◽  
Manifest Content

Cultural heritage drives and enables sustainable urban development. The adaptive reuse of cultural heritage creates values while prolonging the lifespan of heritage. Similarly, circular economy creates value while extending the useful life of materials and elements through their reuse. Existing studies on adaptive reuse challenges seldom focus on cultural heritage properties, and they are often identified through the engagement of a limited variety of stakeholders, as compared to the actors normally involved in adaptive reuse. Filling this gap, this paper provides a preliminary baseline of challenges faced by the city of Amsterdam from the perspective of various involved stakeholders, and suggests solutions to address them. The participants represented the public, private, knowledge, and third sectors. The methods used were the following: for data collection, a multidisciplinary workshop using the steps of the Historic Urban Landscape approach as an assessment framework applied to multiple scales on adaptive reuse, and for data analysis, manifest content analysis. The results expanded the range of challenges and solutions reported by previous literature on the adaptive reuse of cultural heritage in content and scale by identifying 61 themes—e.g., knowledge and civic engagement. Tools and stakeholders were also identified. These findings provide a reference for future practice, policymaking, and decision-making, facilitating the adaptive reuse of cultural heritage to capitalize on its potential for sustainable development and circular economy.

scholarly journals The Adaptive Reuse of Cultural Heritage in European Circular City Plans: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2889
Author(s):  
Gillian Foster ◽  
Ruba Saleh
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Creative Cities ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Multiple Uses

A new movement in urban environmental policy, the circular economy (CE), aims to change how Europeans consume and produce materials and energy. Cities are taking up the CE challenge. This research inquires whether the infant CE programs in European cities include cultural heritage and adaptive reuse of cultural heritage (ARCH) buildings. ARCH buildings exemplify the central principal of the CE, which is a temporally long service life with multiple uses for several generations of users. In addition, culture and cultural heritage buildings are established drivers of socioeconomic development, urban landscape, and identity. Hypothetically, cultural heritage and adaptive reuse of cultural heritage (ARCH) buildings should be prominently included in European cities’ CE programs, particularly those cities that are highly ranked on the 2019 European Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor (Monitor). To test this hypothesis, this study creates a novel dataset that profiles the existing circular city plans of 190 European cities included in the Monitor’s ranking. Contrary to the hypothesis, just seven percent of cities in the dataset include cultural heritage. European cities are missing an opportunity to achieve their CE goals and preserve their unique identities as embodied in the built environment.

scholarly journals The Influence of Interpretation through Guiding Tour, Quality of Reception and Relics’ Worship on the Satisfaction of Pilgrims Attending the Iasi Feast

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6905
Author(s):  
Maria Tătărușanu ◽  
Gina Ionela Butnaru ◽  
Valentin Niță ◽  
Angelica-Nicoleta Neculăesei ◽  
Elena Ciortescu
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Heritage Preservation ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Religious Tourism ◽  
Guided Tours ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Heritage Interpretation ◽  
Cultural Heritage Preservation

Recently, in line with the increased attention paid to cultural tourism in general and to religious tourism in particular, researchers and practitioners have become increasingly interested in the analysis of various aspects related to cultural heritage in order to capitalize on its value by means of its interpretation, thus providing beneficial effects both for tourists and for tourism’s sustainable development. The aim of this research is to analyze the extent to which the methods of interpretation of the religious cultural heritage: guiding tours, quality reception, and relic worship influence the satisfaction of tourists participating in the “Saint Parascheva” pilgrimage, held annually by the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iasi. The data were collected by means of a survey (N = 932) and the information was processed by using the SPSS version 25 program. Our results indicate the significant influence that the potential to worship relics has on pilgrims’ satisfaction compared to other interpretation methods, such as the relationship with the Cathedral’s staff or the possibility of participating in guided tours. Pilgrims’ satisfaction is also perceived differently depending on certain aspects of their socio-demographic profile, i.e., their age and the perceived faith level. This study is relevant for researchers, managers, and students interested in the field of cultural heritage interpretation in genera, and in the field of religious heritage in particular, and could significantly contribute to improving pilgrims’ satisfaction as well as cultural heritage preservation.

Types of cultural tourism in China

2021 ◽  
pp. 553-557
Author(s):  
Liu Ying
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Spiritual Expression

The author shows that the specificity of modern cultural tourism is largely due to the fact that at present, the standard of living is gradually improving, and people begin to feel the lack of satisfaction caused by material factors, so they are looking for new ways to get spiritual expression. There are many types of cultural tourism in China, but this issue has not been sufficiently studied. The article presents various types of cultural tourism as a synthesis of various studies which is of importance and can be used in the practice of popularizing culture and spreading ideas about the cultural heritage of any country.

scholarly journals Intervención pública en el paisaje urbano en Madrid. Un informe = Public intervention in the urban landscape in Madrid. A report

2019 ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Antonio Díaz Sotelo
Keyword(s):  
Economic Activity ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Public Intervention ◽  
The Public ◽  
Historic Center ◽  
Commercial Landscape ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

ResumenEl objeto de este texto es la exposición y análisis de los procedimientos de intervención pública en el paisaje urbano de la ciudad de Madrid. El objetivo último de ese análisis es identificar el modelo público para el paisaje urbano en Madrid.  Este texto se centra en la exposición analítica de documentos oficiales antes que en sus conclusiones definitivas, por lo que le corresponde la denominación de Informe.  Este informe se organiza en dos partes: una exposición teórica que enmarca el posterior análisis de instrumentos administrativos de intervención en el paisaje.  Se concibe como parte de la investigación de Tesis Doctoral titulada “Transformación Reciente del Paisaje Comercial en el Centro Histórico”, acotada en un marco temporal de apenas diez años, marcado por la crisis y la desregulación económica, y en un marco territorial limitado al centro histórico de Madrid. Esa investigación se enmarca en una reflexión general sobre la relación entre actividad económica y paisaje urbano. El interés de este informe para la investigación es sobre la utilidad de ese modelo público para el paisaje urbano en Madrid como parámetro para valorar la rentabilidad de los esfuerzos públicos y privados en la mejora de la calidad del paisaje urbano.AbstractThe purpose of this text is the exhibition and analysis of public intervention procedures in the urban landscape of the city of Madrid. The ultimate goal of this analysis is to identify the public model for the urban landscape in Madrid. This text focuses on the analytical exposition of official documents rather than on their final conclusions, for which reason the denomination of Report corresponds. This report is organized in two parts: a theoretical exposition that frames the subsequent analysis of administrative instruments of intervention in the landscape. It is conceived as part of the Doctoral Thesis research titled "Recent Transformation of the Commercial Landscape in the Historic Center", bounded within a period of just ten years, marked by the crisis and economic deregulation, and in a territorial framework limited to the historic center of Madrid. This research is part of a general reflexion on the relationship between economic activity and urban landscape. The interest of this report for the investigation is about the utility of that public model for the urban landscape in Madrid as a parameter to assess the profitability of public and private efforts in improving the quality of the urban landscape.

Which is The Main Concept of Old-Banten Area Development, to be A Cultural Heritage or Not?

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-49
Author(s):  
Rahmi Elsa Diana
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Main Concept ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
Implementation Progress ◽  
Cultural Sector ◽  
Area Development ◽  
Initial Framework

Old Banten Area is historical tourism in Indonesia with tangible cultural heritage. It was the Banten Sultanate center that ever has the largest settlement and monopolized the trade in Southeast Asia. In 2017 Old-Banten set as a strategic provincial tourism area that excelled in the cultural sector. The program has taken the implementation progress then even get criticized by several parties which one of them written by the Chairman of IAI Banten. The development process has shown the characteristics transformation as opposite with the revitalization term. Based on those critics, the research overviews the characteristics of Old-Banten Area as a cultural heritage and the current cultural tourism development process through interpretive-historical method. The results might be used as an initial framework to understand the importance of place identities preserved in the concept of Old-Banten Area development.

EFFECTS OF FREE TRADE ZONE POLICY ON CHINA’S INCOME DISPARITY

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
HUIFANG CHENG ◽  
YI ZHANG ◽  
HONGYI LI
Keyword(s):  
Free Trade ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Free Trade Zone ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Income Disparity ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Income Gap ◽  
Free Trade Zones ◽  
The Impact

The income gap between the rich and the poor is growing in China. The Free Trade Zone policy has been adopted in China over the past decade. We analyze whether the Free Trade Zone policy contributes to China’s income disparity based on a panel of provincial level data covering the period from 2009 to 2017. The empirical results show that the implementation of the Free Trade Zone policy has significantly reduced China’s income disparity between provinces, but different regions have different effects. The impact of this policy on the distribution of income has significantly narrowed the income gap in the eastern region. Meanwhile, the policy effect is long lasting, with the influence of the policy increasing over time. In particular, the establishment of Free Trade Zones in provinces with relatively low income, low trade dependence and low innovation capability is more conducive to narrowing the income gap. Furthermore, the establishment of Free Trade Zones in provinces with a relatively high unemployment rate has obviously decreased the income gap; however, in provinces with a low unemployment rate, the income gap has increased. Our empirical results are robust with different model specifications.

scholarly journals Exploring the 'Cultural Tourism-Sustainable Development' Nexus: the Case of Croatia

2014 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damir Demonja ◽  
Tatjana Gredičak
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Tourism ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Current State ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
High Level ◽  
Historical Methods

Abstract Modern environment in which operate tourism-economic factors is characterized by a high level of instability and the dynamics of change. Changes with its influences determine external operating conditions, over which micro organizational units have no control. In order to successfully survive it is necessary to identify and adapt to them. Marketing strategy of cultural heritage tourist valorisation, in this context, appears as an adequate approach. Strategic management enables planning on an analysis of past events, and in a special way takes into account estimates and projections of future conditions of the environment. Also, it should take into account that the coexistence of cultural heritage with the achievements of modern life is defined with sustainable development syntax. This paper in which research, formulation and presentation of the results were used the methods of analysis and synthesis, comparative, descriptive and historical methods outlines the development and analyzes the current state of cultural tourism in Croatia, and discusses approach to effective strategic marketing management of cultural heritage tourist valorisation, focusing on the sustainable development of tourism.

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