Buffers beyond Boundaries : Bridging theory and practice in the management of historical territories

Alba Victoria Zamarbide Urdaniz

ISBN 10: 2807612717 / ISBN 13: 9782807612716

Published by Peter Lang, 2019

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - What is a buffer Is it a control zone Or is it rather a transition space, a blurred boundary Since 'buffer zones' were introduced in the late 1970s as a complementary protection layer to World Heritage sites, the dimensions of heritage have changed significantly; from physical to intangible, from defined to diffused. Now, buffers can present all these different characters, even at the same time.Using buffers as the main connection thread, this book is a collection of complementary studies that explore the contemporary challenges in heritage definition and management. With a focus on European and Asian historical territories, this book tracks umbrella terms, from their genesis inside international discussions and cultural exchanges, to their specific interpretation in top-down on-site strategies. Then, it originally complements and verifies these official management models with the study of local realities and parallel bottom-up actions that have emerged to fill major gaps in this system. With this, the book underlines the negative impacts of isolated biased strategies, and addresses the call of local intermediate groups and communities for integrated efforts. Finally, buffers are presented as an intermediate heritage management model that could help integrate both, protection and development, territorial and community scales.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Buffers beyond Boundaries : Bridging theory and practice in the management of historical territories
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 2807612717
• ISBN 13: 9782807612716
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 15D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 356 grams

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Synopsis

Using buffers as the main connection thread, this book is a collection of complementary studies that explore the contemporary challenges in heritage definition and management. With a focus on European and Asian sites, the research presents different context-specific strategies that have appeared to fill major gaps in this global system.

About the Author

Alba Zamarbide, PhD in Architecture by Waseda University (Japan), has participated since 2012 in diverse consultancy projects related to strategic urban and regional management scenarios, sustainable development and community participation, with a special focus on historical territories.