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Historic urban landscape: an approach for sustainable management in Cuenca (Ecuador)

Historic urban landscape: an approach for sustainable management in Cuenca (Ecuador) PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present a methodology developed on the basis of the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) notion applied for the city of Cuenca in Ecuador. The identification of cultural values – among all the actors involved in the city – draws up a series of sustainable urban development strategies.Design/methodology/approachThis methodology is based on the city analysis from the local community and multiple disciplines such as geomorphology, environment, urban planning, historic cartography, architecture, archaeology, anthropology, and economy. Further qualitative data collection methods included 16 workshops with 168 citizens, specific surveys, mapping, and on-site observations. The challenge of this methodology is not only its implementation in the world heritage city of Cuenca in Ecuador, but also the integration of the management of the historic centre within the overall city development plan.FindingsThe application of the HUL concept has allowed the identification of a series of strategies for the urban development where the points of view coming from different stakeholders were gathered. The project reveals the existence of values and attributes, so far overlooked in the actual heritage management system. In addition, a Geographic Information System database has been created with all the information related to Cuenca with the possibility of making it available for the community in the future.Research limitations/implicationsThe project has been developed within one year with scarce economic resources: that is the reason why the planned activities took longer than expected.Social implicationsSocial participation has played a key role in the development of the project.Originality/valueThis research process in Cuenca has led to its incorporation as a Latin-American pilot city for a programme developed by the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development Emerald Publishing

Historic urban landscape: an approach for sustainable management in Cuenca (Ecuador)

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present a methodology developed on the basis of the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) notion applied for the city of Cuenca in Ecuador. The identification of cultural values – among all the actors involved in the city – draws up a series of sustainable urban development strategies.Design/methodology/approachThis methodology is based on the city analysis from the local community and multiple disciplines such as geomorphology, environment, urban planning, historic cartography, architecture, archaeology, anthropology, and economy. Further qualitative data collection methods included 16 workshops with 168 citizens, specific surveys, mapping, and on-site observations. The challenge of this methodology is not only its implementation in the world heritage city of Cuenca in Ecuador, but also the integration of the management of the historic centre within the overall city development plan.FindingsThe application of the HUL concept has allowed the identification of a series of strategies for the urban development where the points of view coming from different stakeholders were gathered. The project reveals the existence of values and attributes, so far overlooked in the actual heritage management system. In addition, a Geographic Information System database has been created with all the information related to Cuenca with the possibility of making it available for the community in the future.Research limitations/implicationsThe project has been developed within one year with scarce economic resources: that is the reason why the planned activities took longer than expected.Social implicationsSocial participation has played a key role in the development of the project.Originality/valueThis research process in Cuenca has led to its incorporation as a Latin-American pilot city for a programme developed by the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region.

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Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development – Emerald Publishing

Published: Aug 21, 2017

References

  • Influencia y condicionamiento del territorio en la configuración urbana de Cuenca
  • Planos e imágenes de Cuenca (Monsalve)
  • Metodología para la caracterización y diferenciacion de la unidades de paisaje de un espacio de montaña: Las Sierras de Béjar y Candelario