A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Cultural Heritage as a Strategy for Social Needs and Community Identity
This chapter examines how heritage is central to social needs and the preservation of community in the face of development trends that can compromise, and sometimes destroy, social fabric and community cohesion. It argues that heritage in the early twenty‐first century is best understood as an integral part of a broader set of cultural, social, and economic practices. We assert that considering built and intangible cultural heritage together is a valuable way of understanding the relevance of heritage to social needs. Key themes include sustaining regional communities, preserving cultural life and the practices of indigenous communities, and maintaining built environments in urban settings that preserve local communities. The chapter is grounded in theoretical and methodological discussions about social needs and heritage. It emerges from the idea that it is best to view heritage as a construct resulting from processes that give present‐day significance and value to elements from the past.
Cultural Heritage as a Strategy for Social Needs and Community Identity
This chapter examines how heritage is central to social needs and the preservation of community in the face of development trends that can compromise, and sometimes destroy, social fabric and community cohesion. It argues that heritage in the early twenty‐first century is best understood as an integral part of a broader set of cultural, social, and economic practices. We assert that considering built and intangible cultural heritage together is a valuable way of understanding the relevance of heritage to social needs. Key themes include sustaining regional communities, preserving cultural life and the practices of indigenous communities, and maintaining built environments in urban settings that preserve local communities. The chapter is grounded in theoretical and methodological discussions about social needs and heritage. It emerges from the idea that it is best to view heritage as a construct resulting from processes that give present‐day significance and value to elements from the past.
Cultural Heritage as a Strategy for Social Needs and Community Identity
Logan, William (editor) / Craith, Máiréad Nic (editor) / Kockel, Ullrich (editor) / Reeves, Keir (author) / Plets, Gertjan (author)
A Companion to Heritage Studies ; 203-214
2015-05-27
12 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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