The Economics of Uniqueness

Investing in Historic City Cores and Cultural Heritage Assets for Sustainable Development

332 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The book brings together the latest knowledge on historic city regeneration and cultural heritage conservation and their linkage to poverty reduction. It addresses the potential of conservation and adaptive reuse of heritage assets as drivers of local economic development, especially in urban areas. The knowledge disseminated through this book will help stakeholders involved in preparation, implementation, and supervision of development investments to better assess the values of cultural heritage assets and incorporate them in urban development policies.

• Reihe: World Bank Publications
• ISBN: 9780821396506
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2012
• Größe: 228 x 151 mm
• Verlag: World Bank Publications
• Herausgegeben von: Guido Licciardi, Rana Amirtahmasebi