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Walled towns as defensive cultural landscapes: a case study of Alanya – a walled town in Turkey

Year: 2014

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Walled towns have been influenced by the natural features that surround them but also by the cultures that inherit and shape the landscape.Understanding walled towns with heritage and cultural landscape value is important for their integrated management and protection.The aim of this paper is to evaluate Alanya Walled Town, Turkey with ecological, cultural, economic and social dimensions and to discuss how such defensive foundations can be analysed in a systematic and multidimensional way as a heritage landscape but also as a historic settlement.

Source: WIT transactions on the built environment

DOI: 10.2495/dshf140201

Authors: B. Tülek, M. Atik

Institution: Akdeniz University

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation

Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2089245756