Shaken Cityscapes: Tangible and Intangible Urban Heritage in Kathmandu, Nepal, and Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Sandholz, Simone, "Shaken Cityscapes: Tangible and Intangible Urban Heritage in Kathmandu, Nepal, and Yogyakarta, Indonesia" in Going Beyond Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies No. 2 ed. Albert, Marie-Theres, Bandarin, Francesco and Pereira Roders, Ana (Cham: Springer, 2017), 161-173.
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Author Sandholz, Simone Book Editor Albert, Marie-Theres
Bandarin, Francesco
Pereira Roders, AnaChapter Title Shaken Cityscapes: Tangible and Intangible Urban Heritage in Kathmandu, Nepal, and Yogyakarta, Indonesia Book Title Going Beyond Perceptions of Sustainability in Heritage Studies No. 2 Publication Date 2017-09 Place of Publication Cham Publisher Springer Start page 161 End page 173 Language eng Abstract Many cities around the globe (still) comprise of historic fabric, particularly in the urban core areas. Very often intangible values, such as beliefs, events, habits or rituals are intrinsically linked with it. This paper argues that urban heritage constitutes a crucial source of identity for present urban inhabitants, an important factor for sustainable and resilient urban development. Traditional Asian planning and architecture is not only linked to strong cosmological beliefs but at the same time a manifestation of craftsmanship skills, and construction techniques. Such local wisdom comprises, among other things, knowledge of appropriate building technologies to withstand natural hazards—an aspect linking conservation and (disaster) resilience. This paper analyses the cities of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and Kathmandu, Nepal, two iconic places within their national borders which—still— comprise of impressive urban tangible and intangible heritage. At the same time, both cities are prone to different natural hazards and have suffered severe earthquakes within recent years. After assessing the potentials of urban heritage has for risk reduction, ranging from physical assets like regular community-based maintenance to making use of cultural expressions for awareness raising, conclusions are drawn regarding the contributions of heritage for urban resilience. Reference is also made to the Historic Urban Landscape approach, as it is linking different aspects and layers of the city, with a potential to establish more sustainable recovery processes. UNBIS Thesaurus INDONESIA
NEPALKeyword Kathmandu
Yogyakarta
Asian urban heritage
historic city centres
intangible heritage
urban change
Disaster Risk
Risk reductionCopyright Holder Springer International Publishing AG Copyright Year 2017 Copyright type All rights reserved ISBN 9783319571652 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-57165-2_12 -
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