CONSERVATION OF THE URBAN HERITAGE AND SUSTAINABILITY: Barcelona as a Paradigm

Serrano, Magdalena Mària; Salvadó, Núria

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.05.004

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“…On the other hand, academics understand that specific criteria from regulations can be an obstacle to the intervention in urban areas, which require improvements in the living conditions of a diverse range of inhabitants (Casals-Tres et al, 2013). They apply for the existing buildings' preservation instead of their demolition for the preservation of their features, materials, use, and function (Mària & Salvadó, 2017), as well as for adequate energy efficiency demands (Fuertes, 2017).…”

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“…The Portuguese municipal stakeholders are subjugated to comply with national regulations that are diffuse and discretionary, even when amended. The academic stakeholders from the three countries converge on the importance of the flexible criteria to guarantee the environmental, economic, social, and cultural benefits of urban heritage interventions, considering the different social vulnerabilities of the citizens (Ascione et al, 2022;Borrallo-Jiménez et al, 2022;Casals-Tres et al, 2013;Casquero-Modrego & Goñi-Modrego, 2019;Fuertes, 2017;Giuliani et al, 2021;Mària & Salvadó, 2017;Pinho & Freitas, 2022;UNESCO, 1972UNESCO, , 2011.…”

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“…Regulations should be able to adapt themselves to different realities, i.e., to local built heritage characteristics and residents' needs. These studies also consider that the buildings' rehabilitation does not need to satisfy all residents' needs, given that some of their needs can be fulfilled at the urban scale (Casals-Tres et al, 2013;Mària & Salvadó, 2017).…”

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“…The need for energy efficiency follows the Urban Agenda for the European Union (European Commission, 2022), which highlights the need to reduce energy consumption and provide affordable housing (Ascione et al, 2022;Casquero-Modrego & Goñi-Modrego, 2019). Some studies criticize the fact that the stakeholders in charge of decision-making lack knowledge of the environmental (e.g., reuse the materials), economic, social, and cultural benefits of the reuse of cultural heritage buildings (Foster, 2020;Fuertes, 2017;Giuliani et al, 2021;Mària & Salvadó, 2017), neglecting the protection of urban heritage areas and their landscape, as recommended by UNESCO guidelines (UNESCO, 1972(UNESCO, , 2011.…”

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Urban Heritage Rehabilitation: Institutional Stakeholders’ Contributions to Improve Implementation of Urban and Building Regulations

Ornelas

Guedes

Breda-Vázquez

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Climate change, natural hazards, and human actions are threatening cultural heritage in urban areas. More than ever, building regulations’ procedures and criteria are essential to guarantee the protection and safeguarding of urban areas and their buildings. These procedures and criteria are crucial to assist stakeholders in decision-making, especially when facing rapid transitions and transformative changes in urban heritage areas. Several institutional stakeholders in charge of urban heritage protection strengthen the need for a better implementation of building regulations through flexible criteria to support intervention procedures in buildings with different features and in different contexts. Under this topic, the present study uses a twofold method. Firstly, the authors analyze and compare the urban and building regulations of three Southern European countries, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, concerning procedures and criteria directed to the built heritage; secondly, they highlight and compare the views of different institutional stakeholders from the same three countries, at different levels (national, regional, and municipal), to understand the impact of the implementation of the regulations on the ground. The findings show the relevance of the institutional stakeholders’ views to improve the regulations and their practice. They highlight the need to promote inventory and cataloging procedures, as well as flexible criteria when dealing with urban heritage buildings.

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Urban Heritage Rehabilitation: Institutional Stakeholders’ Contributions to Improve Implementation of Urban and Building Regulations

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Breda-Vázquez

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“…Compact and culturally integrated development schemes can help in reducing carbon footprints, encouraging healthy living and may help in improving accessibility through infrastructure planning (Kagan et al 2018). Mària and Salvadó (2017) point out that gentrification of abandoned and/or under-utilised historical buildings have the potential to reduce construction costs that would normally be incurred if a new building was to be erected as a replacement (UNESCO 2015; Nocca 2017). Similarly, this strategy could help reduce urban sprawl and encourage land conservation (Nocca 2017).…”

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Climate Change and Economic Resilience through Urban and Cultural Heritage: The Case of Emerging Small Island Developing States Economies

Allam

Jones

2019

Economies

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While the topic of climate change is of global importance and has global consequences, the context is far more dangerous for emerging economies, including small island developing states (SIDS) and their coastal cities. The literature supports the need for robustness in infrastructural dimensions of such economies. However, the preparatory economic aspects have been overlooked in favour of post-impact disaster management studies by many countries. The latter studies have also focused upon the need for heavy financial investments without investigating solutions for economic strengthening of those economies including climate change mitigation and affordability. As such, emerging SIDS economies have struggled to meet these obligations from their internal finances that draw predominantly from tax revenue sources and foreign aid thereby often leading to increased debts contributing to economic austerity and decreasing liveability levels when repayment commitments fail. Public-private partnerships (PPP), another sought-after loan strategy, which often attracts foreign direct investment (FDI), can work if PPPs are carefully designed within strict public monitoring criteria. However, their applicability needs to be expanded to include the wider social strata of a city to ensure inclusivity and cohesiveness, and formulated to contribute to a wider urban regeneration agenda. This paper proposes a more inclusive framework bridging governance with drivers for sustainable development, using urban heritage and culture as a strategic thread for debt repayment and economic empowerment through PPP. This paper seeks to inform policymakers on sustainable pathways as it relates to SIDS cultural heritage conservation policies and practices towards better economic resilience in the wake of climate change.

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