Designing Adaptive Reuse Strategies for Cultural Heritage
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Tourism, Culture, and Heritage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2018) | Viewed by 24050
Special Issue Editor
Interests: sustainability; decision support systems; sustainable development; environmental impact assessment; urban planning; built environment; economic appraisal; planning evaluation
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Dear Colleagues,
The introduction of the sustainable development concept in the field of cultural heritage preservation has led relevant changes to traditional operations on historical buildings and areas.
In particular, in the context of interventions on cultural heritage, the idea of adaptive reuse is getting more and more important. This approach puts emphasis in conserving heritage buildings by giving them new functions, stressing important elements such as the accessibility and the usability of places and the valorization of both tangible and intangible elements. A fundamental role in the adaptive reuse paradigm is covered also by the search for a balance among different and interconnected elements, such as the improvement in materials and resources efficiency (Environmental sustainability), the cost optimization and the attention towards the generation of economic benefits (Economic sustainability) and the enhancement of intrinsic values (Social sustainability).
This Special Issue will collect high-quality papers that contribute to the methodology and application of both design approaches and evaluation and decision-making frameworks in the context of the definition of adaptive reuse strategies for cultural heritage interventions.
Prof. Dr. Marta BotteroGuest Editor
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Keywords
- sustainable architecture
- heritage buildings
- case studies
- decision making
- evaluation frameworks
- reuse strategies