The Riddles of Historic Urban Quarters Inscription on the Unesco World Heritage List

Dastgerdi, Ahmadreza Shirvani; Luca, Giuseppe De

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“…The introduction of instruments conceived for preservation purposes, such as, above all, the inscription of cultural resources and specifically tangible assets (buildings, monuments, or ancient town centers) in the UNESCO World Heritage List (WHL) are currently stimulating the international debate. Many articles have questioned whether the designation in fact represents a real advantage or is rather, a burden for destinations, what its concrete effects are in terms of tourism increases, and whether that increase is consistent or compatible with the general sustainability goals of the destinations and their local communities [62][63][64][65][66][67][68]. Based on the limitations of current WHL role formulation (undermined credibility due to unbalance in the assets' geographical distribution, an excessive number of designations, difficult management of serial and transboundary resources, the limited control and sanction powers of UNESCO, poor financial resources for the protection of too many sites), and the lack of quantification regarding changes in actual tourist numbers, it is concluded that it is at least a mixed blessing, or in simple terms, a double-edged sword.…”

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Sustainable Urban Tourism: Reflections on the Need for Building-Related Indicators

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2018

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A solid and consistent research production has, up to now, considerably contributed to the identification and exploration of the meanings, theoretical foundations, and possible implications of tourism in the cities. The focus on pursuing sustainable tourism activities has also inspired different approaches (eco-tourism, responsible tourism, pro-poor tourism, among others). Nevertheless, difficulties still exist in the definition of concrete solutions to the complex problem of how to activate and facilitate the diffusion of sustainable urban tourism practices. Given the central role of indicators in the monitoring of transformation and defining impact mitigation measures, this article proposes an unexplored interpretation of such tools, which are specific for the built environment as a main component of the urban context. Starting from a broad examination of the literature on urban tourism and its related impacts, and focusing on heritage destinations, the authors highlight the potential of the built environment to play an active role in reducing the extent of potential flow impacts upstream of their actual occurrence. As a result, possible building-scale indicators that could integrate current downstream evaluation and mitigation practices are identified and suggested, and their possible implications are discussed alongside those of existing indicators. Finally, further developments for future research are suggested.

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Sustainable Urban Tourism: Reflections on the Need for Building-Related Indicators

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2018

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“…This image can be interpreted from the perspective of residents, domestic, and foreign. Some studies emphasize on the role of city image as the significant determinants of visit intentions (Shirvani Dastgerdi & De Luca, 2018a) and tourist destination marketers' invest a great amount of resources to create a favorable and desirable image, which conquers potential travelers to visit or re-visit their destination (Martins, 2015;Shirvani Dastgerdi & De Luca, 2018b). However, understanding residents' perceptions of tourism impacts and their level of support for its development is considered vital for the boosting city image (Stylidis, 2016).…”

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Boosting city image for creation of a certain city brand

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Luca²

2019

Geographica Pannonica

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Global cities are increasingly competing together in order to showcase themselves as the best destination for tourists, investors, and talented people. During the last four decades, there has been a growing interest in City branding. It takes place within a communication system that closely connects the overall city image and identity. Community leaders are more and more recognizing that there is a direct link between the city image and its attractiveness as a place to visit, live, invest, and study. Aimed at developing the theoretical framework of city branding, this research attempts to identify and explain the relationship between the variables affecting the city image as a paradigmatic model of city branding and sustainable urban development. Therefore, 35 peer-reviewed articles are initially selected from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), through purposive sampling. Then, the collected data is analyzed in four stages using grounded theory. The results of this study indicate that the boosting of city image is a complex process that continuously and dynamically requires a meaningful combination of planning, actions, and stakeholders at various organizational levels.

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“…The applications of the A'WOT method are varied and cover as major fields natural resource management [32,[35][36][37], sustainable tourism and tourism management [25,34,38,39], strategic assessment and group decision making (see among others, [40][41][42][43]). Although in the field of cultural heritage assessment, there are a flourishing set of recent contributions in literature on the sole application of AHP [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51] and SWOT analysis [52][53][54][55][56], respectively. Nonetheless, to our knowledge, there are no contributions on the application of A'WOT to strategic decisions on cultural heritage.…”

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An Application of the A’WOT Analysis for the Management of Cultural Heritage Assets: The Case of the Historical Farmhouses in the Aglié Castle (Turin)

2020

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In recent years, governments, public institutions, and local communities have devoted growing attention to the identification of promising strategies for the preservation and valorization of cultural heritage assets. Decisions on the management of cultural heritage assets based on multiple, often conflicting, criteria and on the stakes of various, and potentially non-consensual actors and stakeholders. In this context, in which the trade-offs between the preservation of assets historical symbolic values and the adaptation to alternative and economically profitable uses play a key role in investment decisions, multi-criteria analyses provide robust theoretical and methodological frameworks to support decision-makers in the design and implementation of adaptive reuse strategies for cultural heritage and public real estate assets. In this paper, we provide a multi-criteria decision aiding approach for ranking valorization strategies of cultural heritage assets aimed at promoting their restoration and conservation, as well as at creating cultural and economic benefits. In detail, we present a novel application of the A’WOT analysis to support the design and implementation of alternative management strategies of abandoned cultural heritage assets. The paper focuses on the potential reuse and management of four historical farmhouses (Cascina Mandria, Cascina Lavanderia, Cascina Gozzani, and Cascina Ortovalle) located in the Agliè Castle estate, one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy, currently listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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The Riddles of Historic Urban Quarters Inscription on the Unesco World Heritage List

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Sustainable Urban Tourism: Reflections on the Need for Building-Related Indicators

Sustainable Urban Tourism: Reflections on the Need for Building-Related Indicators

Boosting city image for creation of a certain city brand

An Application of the A’WOT Analysis for the Management of Cultural Heritage Assets: The Case of the Historical Farmhouses in the Aglié Castle (Turin)

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