APPROACHES TO MANAGING URBAN TRANSFORMATION FOR HISTORIC CITIES
This paper investigates how management performance for historic cities can be defined and assessed within the context of Macao’s World Heritage nomination. Drawing on multiple perspectives on urban transformation and heritage protection, it identifies indicators and criteria that illuminate how citi...
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Instituto Cultural de Macau
October 2002
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| description | This paper investigates how management performance for historic cities can be defined and assessed within the context of Macao’s World Heritage nomination. Drawing on multiple perspectives on urban transformation and heritage protection, it identifies indicators and criteria that illuminate how cities translate conservation objectives into effective practice. It argues that, in World Heritage terms, a site’s protection depends not only on formal instruments but on the functioning of a comprehensive, well-implemented management system that spans the entire historic core and its constituent monuments and zones. While the Operational Guidelines require adequate protection and mechanisms, the mere existence of a management plan is not a reliable indicator of protection adequacy; the crucial question is the actual impact of conservation measures, the state of conservation, and the coherence of policies, strategies and actions in practice.
The paper proposes an integrated approach: management of Macao’s twelve nominated properties should be governed by common standards and shared objectives through an overarching urban-management framework, rather than isolated site-level plans. Building on Ferdinand Lamarca’s notion of a “vision” for the city, it emphasizes embedding heritage within a future destination statement and specifying how to reach it, including the character of appropriate strategies for change. The author concludes with practical implications for policy, governance, and monitoring—advancing city-wide, heritage-responsive management that benefits citizens irrespective of World Heritage nomination outcomes. |
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| spelling | APPROACHES TO MANAGING URBAN TRANSFORMATION FOR HISTORIC CITIES This paper investigates how management performance for historic cities can be defined and assessed within the context of Macao’s World Heritage nomination. Drawing on multiple perspectives on urban transformation and heritage protection, it identifies indicators and criteria that illuminate how cities translate conservation objectives into effective practice. It argues that, in World Heritage terms, a site’s protection depends not only on formal instruments but on the functioning of a comprehensive, well-implemented management system that spans the entire historic core and its constituent monuments and zones. While the Operational Guidelines require adequate protection and mechanisms, the mere existence of a management plan is not a reliable indicator of protection adequacy; the crucial question is the actual impact of conservation measures, the state of conservation, and the coherence of policies, strategies and actions in practice. The paper proposes an integrated approach: management of Macao’s twelve nominated properties should be governed by common standards and shared objectives through an overarching urban-management framework, rather than isolated site-level plans. Building on Ferdinand Lamarca’s notion of a “vision” for the city, it emphasizes embedding heritage within a future destination statement and specifying how to reach it, including the character of appropriate strategies for change. The author concludes with practical implications for policy, governance, and monitoring—advancing city-wide, heritage-responsive management that benefits citizens irrespective of World Heritage nomination outcomes. Instituto Cultural de Macau Macau Review of Culture Articles October 2002 Herbert Stovel |
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