Urban futures : some concluding thoughts

Tim Winter

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    Abstract

    The papers presented in this special issue move us back and forth, from past approaches to urban conservation to a consideration of future trajectories. As the editors note in the Introduction, the preservation of urban heritage is a rapidly evolving field, and significant developments are now being made to address the very real challenges, paradoxes and ambiguities posed by – what are invariably – spaces of significant complexity. To round off this special issue on Historic Cities, I want to point to some future trends, which, when considered together, suggest such complexities are only going to multiply. As we shall see, the future of cities in different parts of the world looks vastly different. I believe if place specific initiatives are to be effective and appropriately tailored to local conditions, they simultaneously need to be cognisant and responsive to their larger contexts, whether that be national or global. Accordingly, it is these more macro trends that I focus on here, concentrating particularly on the regions of the world where the challenges will undoubtedly be the greatest and most pressing: the ‘developing world’, to use such a term advisedly.
    Original languageEnglish
    Number of pages3
    JournalHistoric Environment
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

    Keywords

    • conservation and restoration
    • future trends
    • infrastructure
    • preservation
    • urban conservation
    • urbanisation

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