Full Description
This book covers a broad range of topics relating to architecture and urban design, such as the conservation of cities' culture and identity through design and planning processes, various ideologies and approaches to achieving more sustainable cities while retaining their identities, and strategies to help cities advertise themselves on the global market.
Every city has its own unique identity, which is revealed through its physical and visual form. It is seen through the eyes of its inhabitants and visitors, and is where their collective memories are shaped. In turn, these factors affect tourism, education, culture & economic prosperity, in addition to other aspects, making a city's identity one of its main assets.
Cities' identities are constructed and developed over time and are constantly evolving physically, culturally and sociologically. This book explains how architecture and the arts can embody the historical, cultural andeconomic characteristics of the city. It also demonstrates how cities' memories play a vital role in preserving their physical and nonphysical heritage. Furthermore, it examines the transformation of cities and urban cultures, and investigates the various new approaches developed in contemporary arts and architecture.
Given its scope, the book is a valuable resource for a variety of readers, including students, educators, researchers and practitioners in the fields of city planning, urban design, architecture and the arts.
Contents
Structural Analysis and Safety Assessment of a Historic Hydraulic Structure in Egypt.- Stabilization and Strengthening Proposals for the Ancient Serapeum at Saqqara Using Advanced Composite Materials.- Trends of Contemporary Arts in Innovative Interior Architecture Design of Cultural Spaces.- Why does Revenge challenge conservators more than Avaton?.- Quest for Latent Habitats.- Travel Literature Illustrations and Topography and Their Role in Documenting the Islamic Arabic identification and the geopolitical alterations of Jerusalem city.- The Deep Ground: A Fourth Layer in Creative Cities that Represents Silent Identities.- Historic Urban Landscapes and Archaeological Sites: Perspectives and Directions.- Redeveloping the Historic Urban Ensemble: The Case of the King Abdulaziz Historic Centre, ArRiyadh Saudi Arabia.- The Influence of Public Art in Developing Chinese Urban Public Space: Current Trends and Future Directions.- Reviving the Historical Hajj Route in Old Jeddah.
