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Conservation Policy
urban areas that constitute a succession of expansions in the form of a belt that
surrounds the old urban core of the city of Amsterdam. In addition to these 10
belts are “special areas” characterized by their historic values, with specific policies
and assessment frameworks. (L.M.)
English Heritage. 2011. Understanding Place: Conservation Area Designation,
Appraisal and Management. HELM Guides. London: English Heritage. https://
content.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/understandingplace-conservation-area/
understanding-place-ca-designation-appraisal-management.pdf/
This document considers designated historic areas as assets that can contribute
to the distinctiveness of the place and “inspire well designed new development.”
The goal of this document is to advise local authorities on the appropriate methodology
for the preservation of the significance of historic areas. This methodology
covers all phases of the preservation process, from designation to
management. Part 3, “Effective Management,” explains how to develop a local
policy for managing change in historic areas while protecting the values that
contribute to the significance of the area. This section brings attention to the
need for all local authority departments involved with infrastructure and development
proposals to recognize the importance of respecting the historical context.
The proposed methodology includes the development of a management
plan for each conservation area. The document includes an explanation of each
section that should be part of a management plan. It recommends the inclusion
of policies for management of new developments and guidelines for strategic
sites. Annex 2, “National Policy,” lists all national policies in the UK concerning
the management of change in conservation areas. (A.P.A.G.)
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). 2007. Heritage and
Metropolis in Asia and the Pacific: 2007 ICOMOS Asia and the Pacific
Regional Meeting, May 29–June 1, 2007, Royal Hotel, Seoul. Seoul: ICOMOS.
This publication is the proceedings of a conference held in Seoul in 2007. At
this meeting, keynote speaker Yukio Nishimura identified uncontrolled development
and inappropriate infrastructure development as the main challenges to
preservation in urban settings. He analyzed the progress of international policy
documents, such as the Vienna Memorandum and the Xi’an Declaration, in
addressing these challenges.
Session I: The first two speakers, Natalia Turekulova (Kazakhstan) and Vasu
Poshyanandana (Thailand), presented examples of development pressure in historic
cities and how this pressure was (mostly unsuccessfully) dealt with at the
local level in their respective countries. Song Inho (Korea) presented an example
of a partially successful rehabilitation project implemented in a traditional
hanok neighborhood in Seoul. Although the project succeeded in preserving the
material integrity of the place, it failed in predicting the rapid rise in property
value that resulted in the gentrification of the area and consequent loss of intangible
value.
Session II: Michael Firestone (Israel) presented the rehabilitation of historic districts
in Tel Aviv. In the first example, planners chose to maintain the historic
landscape as a whole. However, in the second example, cultural values were
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