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Urban Landscape Transformation vs. Heritage
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Urban Landscape Transformation vs. Heritage

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Land Planning and Landscape Architecture".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 September 2024 | Viewed by 6997

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Bojana Bojanic Obad Scitaroci

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Department of Urban Planning, Spatial Planning and Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb, Kačićeva 26, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: protection of cultural heritage; traditional architecture; landscape architecture; tourism; cultural landscape; post-disaster scape; soundscape; walkscape and space syntax
Dr. Nerma Omićević

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Architecture Program, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, International University of Sarajevo, Hrasnička Cesta br. 15, 71210 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Interests: post-disaster scapes; urbanscapes; urbanscape identity; landscape; architecture; memorialscapes
Dr. Tamara Zaninović

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Department of Urban Planning, Spatial Planning and Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb, Kačićeva 26, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: streetscapes; walkability; urban landscapes; public space; memorials; space syntax; urban growth; historical routes

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The cities are systems composed of urban and natural landscapes with intangible and tangible layers, continuously developing and overlapping. Based on this perspective, the layer of heritage is inherent to urban transformation and is a part of the continuous process of urban change. However, urban transformations can have different, possibly unwanted, outcomes.

As cities today are facing the consequences of rapid population growth and uncontrolled urbanisation, as well as the impact of environmental changes and disaster, there is a growing pressure in terms of land resources and limited usable land available in urban areas. Within this rapidly shifting everchanging and globally evolving urban context, rethinking the role of heritage as an integral part of urban landscapes and land usage requires new attention, definitions and comparisons.

The Special Issue, therefore, employs the term heritage urbanism, an internationally recognised scientific approach to the restoration and revitalisation of cultural natural and mixed heritage.

The goal of this Special Issue is to collect papers (original research articles and review papers) to address the following questions:

  • How can urban landscape transformation contribute to the protection and preservation of heritage?
  • Does urban landscape transformation, in fact, transform heritage?
  • Can urban landscape transformation generate, create and develop new heritage?

This Special Issue will welcome manuscripts that address the following themes:

  • Urban landscape transformation through heritage preservation;
  • Urban landscape transformation through the active use of cultural and/or natural heritage;
  • Urban landscape transformation as an opportunity for using heritage to support change towards sustainability and resilience;
  • Urban landscape transformation as a catalyst for creating new heritage;
  • Evaluation and prediction of heritage-related issues in urban landscape transformation;
  • Assessing the impact of environmental factors on cultural and natural heritage sites amid urban landscape transformation;
  • Cultural and natural heritage between climate change and urban landscape transformation.

We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.

Prof. Dr. Bojana Bojanic Obad Scitaroci
Dr. Nerma Omićević
Dr. Tamara Zaninović
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Land is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • urban landscape transformation
  • heritage preservation
  • active vs. passive land use
  • cultural heritage
  • natural heritage
  • heritage urbanism
  • forgotten urban layers
  • sustainability and resilience

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Urban Transformation after a Scandal: Preserving Social Values in Late Medieval Dubrovnik
by Ana Plosnić Škarić and Ana Marinković
Land 2024, 13(3), 318; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13030318 - 02 Mar 2024
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This research reveals the original medieval forms of the Convent of Poor Clares while contextualising the spatial interventions after the scandalous year 1433 that led to the urban transformation of the broader neighbourhood. The research methodology addressed historical visual sources analysed in the [...] Read more.
This research reveals the original medieval forms of the Convent of Poor Clares while contextualising the spatial interventions after the scandalous year 1433 that led to the urban transformation of the broader neighbourhood. The research methodology addressed historical visual sources analysed in the context of the information provided by archival documents, starting with the Ordo from 1433 and including all the City Councils’ deliberations until 1450. Linking these two sets of information resulted in the schematic and hypothetical visualisation of the disposition of the convent’s medieval buildings and the identification of all the changes in neighbouring public and private buildings and spaces implemented to achieve the perfect clausura inside the densely built urban fabric. Along with the prison sentence to be served inside this very convent, the nobility of the Republic of Dubrovnik ensured that the social values were preserved for the future. Full article
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Principles of Urbanscape Transformation in the Historical Perimeter of Split, Croatia
by Hrvoje Bartulović and Ana Grgić
Land 2024, 13(1), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13010026 - 23 Dec 2023
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The genesis of the historical core of the city of Split, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, rests on the continuity of urban life. The city has been subject to constant change over the course of almost two millennia, transforming from an ancient imperial [...] Read more.
The genesis of the historical core of the city of Split, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, rests on the continuity of urban life. The city has been subject to constant change over the course of almost two millennia, transforming from an ancient imperial palace into today’s city. The ever-changing urban landscape implies the need for a continual dialogue between old and new, especially considering the efforts made throughout history to develop a new image of the city. By analysing three examples—Milesi Palace from the Baroque period, Bajamonti Palace from the age of Classicism, and Nakić Palace from the Secession period, all national heritage listed buildings, the significance of the urban logic behind their construction, as well as the impact these buildings had on the image of the city, is established. All three buildings are located on the perimeter of the city’s public zone, and in different periods, they established new sets of urban rules, which they hold to this day. By researching their influence on the formation of Split’s urban tissue on their immediate and wider surroundings, their role in the city-building process is defined, thus revealing their impact on the formation of the urbanscape, as well as the relationships between architectural heritage and the city’s transformation. Full article
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Contemporary Transformations of the Historic Urban Landscape of Sarajevo and Social Inclusion as a Traditional Value of a Multicultural Society
by Adi Corovic and Ahmed Obralic
Land 2023, 12(11), 2068; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12112068 - 16 Nov 2023
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The main research question of this paper focuses on the impact of contemporary interventions on the protection of architectural heritage and the transformation of the unique historic urban landscape of Sarajevo, which symbolizes social tolerance. This study examines the tendencies that have been [...] Read more.
The main research question of this paper focuses on the impact of contemporary interventions on the protection of architectural heritage and the transformation of the unique historic urban landscape of Sarajevo, which symbolizes social tolerance. This study examines the tendencies that have been destroying the essence of such a landscape since the beginning of the 21st century. This research primarily relies on the method of direct observation to analyze the ongoing transformation of the urban landscape over the past 25 years. Additionally, previous research findings and relevant documentation regarding the ongoing urban metamorphosis were considered. The historical urban landscape of Sarajevo is the result of complex urban development that began in the mid-15th century. This urban form, still partially recognizable today, reflected prevailing social relationships, particularly the inclusion of different groups instead of their exclusion, which demonstrated tolerance. However, this research shows the incompatibility of today’s neoliberal concept with the preservation of an urban landscape that embodies tolerance and excludes social marginalization. Full article
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Unpacking the Dynamics of Urban Transformation in Heritage Places through ‘Critical System Dynamics’: The Case of Beresford Square, Woolwich
by Kalliopi Fouseki, Lorika Hisari, Xinqiao Dong, Chiara Bonacchi, Elizabeth Robson, Elisa Broccoli, Torgrim Sneve Guttormsen, Michele Nucciotti and Sharon Shieh
Land 2023, 12(11), 2040; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12112040 - 09 Nov 2023
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Rapidly growing research in urban heritage studies highlights the significance of incorporating participatory approaches in urban transformation projects. And yet, participation tends to be limited, including only certain segments of the population. It is also acknowledged that cities are ‘dynamic’ and ‘complex’ systems. [...] Read more.
Rapidly growing research in urban heritage studies highlights the significance of incorporating participatory approaches in urban transformation projects. And yet, participation tends to be limited, including only certain segments of the population. It is also acknowledged that cities are ‘dynamic’ and ‘complex’ systems. However, there is extremely limited research that captures the dynamic transformation mechanisms in historic urban environments. This paper aims to illustrate a novel, mixed-method and dynamic approach to unfold the dynamics of urban heritage areas. We do so by focusing on the historic area of Woolwich, a South-East suburb in London, UK. To do so, we apply ‘critical system dynamics’ for the analysis of a mixed dataset which incorporates architectural surveys, interviews, online surveys, social media data and visual observations of material change through light archaeology. Within the framework of ‘deep cities’, the article argues that the transformation of a place is a complex process that can be captured not only based on ‘what we see’ but also on ‘what we cannot see’. In other words, the invisible (values, emotions, and senses) is as significant as the visible. This is of paramount importance as most urban planning policies tend to be based on material, visible remains and less on the spirit or soul of a place. Full article
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The Welfare Landscape and Densification—Residents’ Relations to Local Outdoor Environments Affected by Infill Development
by Märit Jansson and Julia Schneider
Land 2023, 12(11), 2021; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12112021 - 06 Nov 2023
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Densification through infill developments is a common planning strategy where both advantages and problems have been brought forward. However, the knowledge on how such developments affect residents and their relations to local outdoor environments is limited. Also, modernist areas have been highlighted as [...] Read more.
Densification through infill developments is a common planning strategy where both advantages and problems have been brought forward. However, the knowledge on how such developments affect residents and their relations to local outdoor environments is limited. Also, modernist areas have been highlighted as planning heritage with specific values. We studied the case of a multi-family housing area in Uppsala, Sweden, originally planned in the 1960s as part of the Swedish modernist welfare era and later affected by densification through infill development. The mixed-methods approach included document analysis and observations followed by an online survey focused on the use of, perceived qualities of and satisfaction with outdoor environments among residents. The results revealed the heritage of careful planning during the 1960s concerning green space availability and solutions limiting car traffic, with recent densification affecting different sub-areas to various degrees. Respondents living in non-densified sub-areas reported higher levels of satisfaction, more qualities and a more varied use of the outdoor environment compared to in densified sub-areas. However, the management level was considered too low in mainly one of the non-densified sub-areas. Many respondents brought up the loss of qualities in their local outdoor environment through the infill development, both during the construction work and in the result, with less green spaces and increased car traffic. This study revealed large negative effects for residents of densification that focuses on density without securing sufficient qualities in the outdoor environment but also of neglected open space management. Full article
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