- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Limited; illustrated edition edition (28 Oct 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0754646238
- ISBN-13: 978-0754646235
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
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The relationship between culture and urbanism has been the focus of much discussion and debate in recent years. While globalization tends towards a homogeneity, successful 'global cities' have a strong individual - and particularly cultural - identity. The economic value of the culture of cities lies not only in the arts taking place there but also in the city's fabric, its architecture, and in its cultural heritage. This volume brings together a team of leading specialists to examine the policies of image and city marketing which have developed over the past 15 years and whether these are a continuity of earlier strategies. Featuring case studies which illustrate diverse perspectives on linking culture, urbanism and history, the book reviews heritage and planning culture, looking at the experience of urbanism in the 'Old Historic City'. The book also assesses the increasingly important issue of urban images and their influence on planning strategies.
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Professor Javier Monclus and Professor Manuel Guardia are both at the Valles School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain.
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