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This paper uses the contingent valuation method to investigate public preferences for the renovation of historic buildings in the Grainger Town area of Newcastle upon Tyne. Members of the general public were asked how much they would be willing to pay, in extra council taxes, towards the renovation and restoration of these buildings, and how they would wish this money to be allocated across different...
Conservation-redevelopment conflicts are increasingly gaining prominence on the urban agendas of cities in the developing world. This paper examines the role urban conservation plays within the broader framework of national ideology and policies in Singapore, a city which faces intensive redevelopment pressures. It explains how, from the perspective of the state, redevelopment and conservation can...
A common scenario in Third World countries is that with the overriding social, economic and political implications being so complex and vast, the actual resolution to urban problems and issues is often lost and the planning process stalls at the problem identification stage. The key to the resolution of the urban decline affecting the central business district of Bombay, Fort, is in accepting and...
Attempts to conserve historic centres tell us much about a society's priorities and regard for the past . In most cases, pressure to conserve comes from private lobby groups in the arts and education, and from the public sector through which conservation becomes activated as a programme. Critical to the perceived success of these programmes is the extent to which private property owners undertake...
This article introduces and discusses some of the implications of the effects of the dual processes of economic and state restructuring on historic cities in England. The article focuses on the politics of development which are emerging in historic cities in response to structural changes in the local, regional and national economy, and the move to reconstitute English democratically elected local...
In cities experiencing rapid economic growth, historic districts with rich cultural heritage are often demolished and replaced by modern high-rise buildings. This article shows the success of Singapore's urban conservation policy in preserving its historic districts in the face of a fast expanding economy and rapid urban development. A survey in the conservation areas shows that the policy has succeeded...
Provision of adequate shelter at affordable levels for Port Moresby's population has received priority from successive governments of Papua New Guinea. Housing policies pursued have had limited successes in alleviating the shelter problems in the city, as evidenced by chronic acute housing and phenomenal growth of squatter settlements. This paper attempts to examine shelter conditions in the city...
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