Research on Urban Heritage Values based on the UNESCO Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) Approach---The case study of Suzhou
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Currently there exist two aspects of theoretical limitations in the discourse on heritage value in contemporary China: First, the classification of heritage value is essentially established on the controversial “3+2” paradigm. Second, related studies on heritage confuse the relationship between effect and value. Heritage value is largely equated with the economic benefits of heritage in accordance with human needs. As far as a historic city is concerned, a city is a dynamic complex which consists of many different interrelated and interactive elements. It is unreasonable to assess urban heritage by using a single value category. The evaluation of urban heritage values needs to develop a theoretical framework to represent the relationships between different elements. In view of the above issues, there is so far still a lack of systematic study on urban heritage values in Chinese academic circles. Therefore, it is necessary to construct the value system of urban heritage by adopting a scientific method.This study aims to build up an integrated value system to facilitate the identification of urban heritage values, so that the complexity of urban heritage values is revealed through …
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