Planning the sustainable development of historic neighbourhoods through the management of significance

In Santarém, as in several Portuguese historic urban centres, population decline and aging have compromised social cohesion and economic vitality, and parts of the Historic Centre have visibly deteriorated, resulting in risks to the public of crumbling façades. Sustainable development in urban areas...

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Main Author: Matthew Nouch
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Language:English
Published: DINÂMIA’CET – IUL, Centre for Socioeconomic and Territorial Studies 2021-04-01
Series:Cidades, Comunidades e Território
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cidades/3665
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description In Santarém, as in several Portuguese historic urban centres, population decline and aging have compromised social cohesion and economic vitality, and parts of the Historic Centre have visibly deteriorated, resulting in risks to the public of crumbling façades. Sustainable development in urban areas must involve a reorientation of spatial planning policies to integrate older areas into wider urban and regional development frameworks, considering them as part of the wider territory. This paper proposes that the operationalisation of the recommendations of the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) approach can provide robust evidence, co-produced with local communities, supporting sustainable urban planning policies, and that such an approach is wholly consistent with EU and national planning and conservation legislation. Through focusing on the values, meanings and significance of place, the processes shaping the HUL of an empirical test neighbourhood, the Mouraria in Santarém, are brought into focus.
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spelling doaj-art-bb1d369554a142ec9e2fb7f217d2e60e2025-08-20T03:07:47ZengDINÂMIA’CET – IUL, Centre for Socioeconomic and Territorial StudiesCidades, Comunidades e Território2182-30302021-04-01Planning the sustainable development of historic neighbourhoods through the management of significanceMatthew NouchIn Santarém, as in several Portuguese historic urban centres, population decline and aging have compromised social cohesion and economic vitality, and parts of the Historic Centre have visibly deteriorated, resulting in risks to the public of crumbling façades. Sustainable development in urban areas must involve a reorientation of spatial planning policies to integrate older areas into wider urban and regional development frameworks, considering them as part of the wider territory. This paper proposes that the operationalisation of the recommendations of the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) approach can provide robust evidence, co-produced with local communities, supporting sustainable urban planning policies, and that such an approach is wholly consistent with EU and national planning and conservation legislation. Through focusing on the values, meanings and significance of place, the processes shaping the HUL of an empirical test neighbourhood, the Mouraria in Santarém, are brought into focus.https://journals.openedition.org/cidades/3665sustainable planningHistoric Urban Landscapeheritage values and significanceurban planningSantarém.
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Planning the sustainable development of historic neighbourhoods through the management of significance
Cidades, Comunidades e Território
sustainable planning
Historic Urban Landscape
heritage values and significance
urban planning
Santarém.
title Planning the sustainable development of historic neighbourhoods through the management of significance
title_full Planning the sustainable development of historic neighbourhoods through the management of significance
title_fullStr Planning the sustainable development of historic neighbourhoods through the management of significance
title_full_unstemmed Planning the sustainable development of historic neighbourhoods through the management of significance
title_short Planning the sustainable development of historic neighbourhoods through the management of significance
title_sort planning the sustainable development of historic neighbourhoods through the management of significance
topic sustainable planning
Historic Urban Landscape
heritage values and significance
urban planning
Santarém.
url https://journals.openedition.org/cidades/3665
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