The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Landscape Heritage in The Asia-Pacific

The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Landscape Heritage in the Asia-Pacific explores the use, growth, and potential of the cultural landscape methodology in conserving and managing culture-nature heritage in the Asia-Pacific region. It argues that a broader conceptual framework is necessary to understand and manage the region's diverse heritage, and facilitates the development of a flexible strategy for heritage conservation. The book reviews the effectiveness of the cultural landscape approach in the Asia-Pacific context and examines how it has been utilized over the last three decades.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 546 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Landscape Heritage in the Asia-Pacific is a comprehensive exploration of the utilization, expansion, and potential of the cultural landscape methodology in the preservation and administration of culture-nature heritage within the Asia-Pacific region. This volume takes a retrospective and forward-looking approach to the management of cultural heritage in the region, contending that a more comprehensive conceptual framework, such as the cultural landscape approach, is necessary to comprehend and effectively manage the region's diverse and complex heritage. The book also showcases the ability of this approach to facilitate the development of flexible strategies for heritage conservation. Recognizing the impact of rapid socio-economic development, globalization, and climate change, contributors examine the pressures these factors exert on the sustainability of cultural heritage. Spanning chapters from over 20 countries across the Asia-Pacific region, the volume critically evaluates the effectiveness of the theoretical and practical possibilities offered by the cultural landscape approach and investigates how they have been applied in the Asia-Pacific context over the past three decades.

The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Landscape Heritage in the Asia-Pacific serves as a comprehensive examination of the processes involved in cultural landscape heritage conservation and management. Consequently, it holds significant appeal to academics, students, and professionals engaged in the fields of cultural heritage management, architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture, and landscape management.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367569396