Preservation, Reuse and Reveal of Cultural Heritage through Sustainable Land Management, Rural and Urban Development (Third Edition)

Dear Colleagues,

Cultural heritage contributes considerably in promoting economic, social and territory cohesion, as it enhances locals’ identity and appreciation for their land and its history.

However, cultural heritage is exposed to multiple risks due to ageing, adverse environmental conditions, and human pressure. As the environmental crisis is emphasized by intense climatic changes and extreme natural hazards, new demands on preservation strategies arise, to remediate and prevent damage on cultural heritage. In parallel and even though cultural tourism is acknowledged and used these last decades as a development and growth tool by many countries, nowadays it has experience overtourism in several cases. On the other hand, there are urban or rural areas, unable to assure a satisfactory standard of living for their population, thus facing underdevelopment and population decrease, even if these areas are rich in cultural reserve.

These kind of inequalities within urban matrices and/or regions require innovative methodologies and successfully applied expertise strategies in order to be diminished. Cultural heritage can be used as a growth pole for underdeveloped areas, whereas in overdeveloped areas alteration of socio-spatial patterns can lead to the improvement of cultural sites safeguarding and locals’ life quality. Whatever the case is, the principles of sustainability and circular economy can play a key role in land management and urban/rural development for achieving the goals of revitalization and balanced economic growth.

To sum up, this Special Issue aims to investigate as many as possible sides of the nexus: cultural heritage preservation, sustainable urban/rural land management, local society enhancement, and economic growth, to shed light into this multi-variant and complex scientific area, suggesting viable and novel resolving strategies.

Prof. Dr. Antonia Moropoulou
Prof. Dr. Charalabos Ioannidis
Dr. Ekaterini Delegou
Guest Editors

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• sustainable development
• remote sensing
• 3D modeling
• spatial planning
• GIS / HBIM
• cultural routes
• tangible/intangible cultural heritage
• historical settlements
• historical cities
• circular economy
• cultural tourism
• environmental management

• Preservation, Reuse and Reveal of Cultural Heritage through Sustainable Land Management, Rural and Urban Development II in Land (12 articles)