Urban heritage along the Silk Roads a contemporary reading of urban transformation of historic cities in the Middle East and beyond /: a contemporary reading of urban transformation of historic cities in the Middle East and beyond. (c2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Fatemeh Farnaz Arefian, Seyed Hossein Iradj Moeini, editors.
• Other Names: Farnaz Arefian, Fatemeh; Moeini, Seyed Hossein Iradj
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Editors; 1 Introduction; Urban Heritage and Cultural Identity; 2 Public Open Spaces in Bahrain: Connecting Migrants and Urban Heritage in a Transcultural City; Abstract; 2.1 Migration in the History of Bahrain; 2.2 Urban Heritage, Transcultural Practices and Open Spaces; 2.3 Data Collection Methods; 2.4 Case Study Areas; 2.5 POS as Urban Heritage Connective Locations; 2.5.1 Transcultural Sense of Belonging to Urban Heritage; 2.5.2 Patterns of Sociability and Leisure in POS as Urban Heritage Practices 2.5.3 Complexity of Transcultural Practices2.6 Implications for Practice: Introducing Transcultural Urbanism to Reconnecting Urban Heritage; 2.7 Conclusion; References; 3 Paradise Extended; Re-examining the Cultural Anchors of Historic Pleasure Avenues; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) Approach; 3.2.1 The HUL Method; 3.2.2 Palimpsest or Brecciation; 3.2.3 The Cultural Anchors in HUL; 3.3 Cultural Anchors of the Historic Pleasure Avenues; 3.3.1 The Eventfulness; 3.3.2 The Picturesque Setting; 3.3.3 The Sovereign Presence 3.4 Other Examples of Historic Avenues3.4.1 The Mughal Delhi; 3.4.2 The Qajar Tehran; 3.5 Conclusion: Re-anchoring the Paradise Extension; References; 4 Landscape Architecture's Significance in the Restoration of Historical Areas: The Case of Old 'Muharraq', Bahrain; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Interpretation of 'Landscape Architecture' in Historical Areas; 4.2.1 The Contribution of Designing Landscape Architecture in Restoring Historical Projects; 4.2.2 Conservation Project; 4.2.3 Fundamentals in Designing Landscape Architecture Within Restoration Projects 4.2.4 Influential Factors on the Nature of the Location4.2.5 Methodology for Analysing the Pilot Study; 4.3 Case Study: Muharraq Settlement, Kingdom of Bahrain; 4.3.1 Location of the Historical Part of Muharraq; 4.3.2 Urban Development of the Historical Part of Muharraq; 4.3.3 The Residential Pilot Study; 4.3.4 Factors Affecting Landscape Architecture in the Historical District of 'Muharraq'; 4.3.5 Constants Factors; 4.3.6 Variable Factors; 4.4 Applying L.A. in the Pilot Study Area; 4.4.1 'Evaluation Matrix' for Assessing the Satisfying of Landscape Architecture 4.4.2 The Appropriate Use of LA in Outdoor Spaces in the Study Area4.4.2.1 Engineering and Economic Malfunctions; 4.4.3 Environmental Deformities; 4.4.4 Social and Cultural Imperfections; 4.5 Conclusion; References; Governing Urban Heritage; 5 The Rise of the Facilitation Approach in Tackling Neighbourhood Decline in Tehran; Abstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.1.1 Definition of the Problem; 5.1.2 Research Questions; 5.1.3 Research Method; 5.2 Definition of the Main Concepts of the Study; 5.2.1 Neighbourhood Renewal; 5.2.2 Participation in Neighbourhood Renewal Planning
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (269 p.)
• Subjects: 720.28/8; Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration; City planning; Urban renewal; Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration; City planning; Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration; Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration; Urban renewal; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030227623; 3030227626
• Related ISBNs: 9783030227616
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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