Urban Centres in Asia and Latin America : heritage and identities in changing urban landscapes

• Main Author: Sandholz, Simone.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer, 2016, ©2017.
• Series: Urban book series.
• Subjects: Central business districts > Asia.; Central business districts > Latin America.; Asia.; Latin America.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319437354; 9783319437347
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (397 pages)

This book presents an overview of the challenges that cities in Latin America and Asia are facing regarding the preservation of their tangible and intangible heritage. It argues that urban heritage has a value that transcends the mere object's value, constituting a crucial source of identity fo...