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Linking Cultural Built Heritage and Sustainable Urban Development

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Local cultural heritage is now recognised as a factor in locational attractiveness and quality of life. Cultural heritage can also strengthen a sense of place, which can be a prerequisite for empowering citizens for sustainability transformations. Nevertheless, the specific cultural heritage of small and medium-sized towns is underrepresented in common surveys and policies. This article traces the collaborative development of regional and local strategies for the protection and valorisation of built cultural heritage in the German-Polish border region. The basis for these strategies were five hypotheses that brought together knowledge about development dynamics in small and medium-sized towns, their specific quality of life and aspects of cultural heritage. These hypotheses were discussed and reflected upon in the ten German and Polish towns and condensed into location-specific approaches.

Source: disP - The Planning Review

DOI: 10.1080/02513625.2022.2123160

Authors: Sarah Al-Alawi, Robert Knippschild, Eva Battis-Schinker, Bettina Knoop

Institutions: Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development, International University Institute (IHI) Zittau, Technische Universität Dresden, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg

Language: English

Topic: Urban Development and Cultural Heritage

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4296884003

FWCI: 2.924

Cites: 13

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10