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Notice (permalien)

Réf.

41678

Type

conference item

Titre

The setting and the stage: A chronicle of three American cities requesting World Heritage designation

Langues

English

Auteurs

Fleming, Ronald Lee

Date

2005

Pages

6 p.

Titre de conférence

15th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Monuments and sites in their setting - conserving cultural heritage in changing townscapes and landscapes’

Lieu de conférence

Xi'an, China

Date de conférence

17 – 21 oct 2005

Mots-clés

towns / setting / town planning / legal protection / World Heritage / town and country planning / World Heritage List / historic towns

Pays mentionnés

United States

Monuments et sites

Annapolis, USA / Newport, USA / Savannah, USA

Résumé en anglais

This is a “tale of three cities:” Annapolis, Newport, and Savannah, early colonial capitals that have preservation protection systems of varied complexity and fragility. They have settings which are sometimes compromised by inappropriate tourist facilities, out of scale waterfront development, loss of “working” waterfront businesses and homogenizing corporate franchises which threaten the distinctive character at the urban edges.This paper examines the impact and problems with design review systems in the historic districts, comparative strategies for interpretation of the cityscape, and new “place making” urban design opportunities. It is based on a thirty-five year period of observation and represents a measured look at civic achievements and failures over that period.

Document joint

2-14.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)