- ReUso 2026 - New heritage and future strategies. Perspectives on conservation and promotion
- A cura di Alessandro Scarnato, Marisa García Vergara, Ángeles Layuno Rosas
Stratifications, Vulnerabilities and Conservation: Rehovë and Ersekë as Case Studies for the Historic Urban Landscape Approach
- Veronica Balboni
- Marco Bussoli
- © 2026 Author(s) |
- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-1113-0.116
The challenges facing the built environment today are numerous and manifest themselves as pressures that affect established urban landscapes. The Recommendations on the Historic Urban Landscape (UNESCO 2011) call for the integration of the protection of historic urban spaces into urban planning, so that heritage becomes an integral part of it and can inspire best practices. Whilst the guidelines set out in the Recommendations remain valid, fifteen years after their publication there is a need for more specific tools tailored to individual contexts. The two case studies from Ersekë and Rehovë in Albania, with their layered nature and complexity, lend themselves well to some reflections on the practical application of this approach.
- Keywords:
- HUL Recommendations,
- UNESCO,
- Marginal territories,
- Development and adaptation,
- Urban planning and conservation,
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Titolo del capitolo
Stratifications, Vulnerabilities and Conservation: Rehovë and Ersekë as Case Studies for the Historic Urban Landscape Approach
Autori
Veronica Balboni, Marco Bussoli
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Inglese
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1113-0.116
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Anno di pubblicazione
2026
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ReUso 2026 - New heritage and future strategies. Perspectives on conservation and promotion
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14th International Congress Barcelona-Girona, 4-7 November
Curatori
Alessandro Scarnato, Marisa García Vergara, Ángeles Layuno Rosas
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2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Firenze University Press
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10.36253/979-12-215-1113-0
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