Rehabilitation and conservation framework of old inner area in Asian Mega Cities
This paper addresses the framework of rehabilitation and conservation of old inner city areas in Asia which have so far received very little attention in urban development process. To ensure these areas are dynamic and evolving over time, exploring the heritage conservation concepts and urban plan...
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Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2016
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10943/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10943/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10943/1/IMAN-2016-04SI2-02.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper addresses the framework of rehabilitation and conservation of old inner city areas in Asia which have so far
received very little attention in urban development process. To ensure these areas are dynamic and evolving over time,
exploring the heritage conservation concepts and urban planning idea in term of conservation values and honoring
it into the principles and elements through the urban planning process not only help the new urban infrastructures
greatly, but also cause the urban sustain the development in historic contexts and its identity. Thus, the need for
urban rehabilitation and conservation is discussed with reference to a number of cases, i.e., Tokyo, Shanghai, Hanoi,
and Penang. The method and system which have been implemented during the process of conserving the old inner
city would be reviewed. From the particular models, delineation of the framework is provided, and some key aspects
of rehabilitation and conservation are highlighted. The paper concludes with considerations on the value for area
rehabilitation and revitalization approaches which contribute to tourism, cultural and socio-economic of the city. It
then discussed the merit of those frameworks from the example models if they are integrated into new concepts of use
in conservation effort towards the urban growth nowadays. |
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