Conference paper
HISTORIC TOWN IDENTITIES. SYSTEM APPROACH TO THE INHERITED URBAN STRUCTURE EVALUATION
Ivo Maroević
; Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb
Abstract
Historical town as a heritage value system has been perceived in our century. As an integer phenomenon of a cultural heritage in the natural extent it arises and develops as a stipulated structure. It is stipulated by natural, social and technological factors. In this sense, we can differentiate its conceptual, factual, historical or developing, structural, functional and actual identity of a different complexity than is the case with the object of heritage or historic building.
The structure of a historic town consists of networks (traffic arteries), shells (buildings) and population. All the three basic elements consist the material, make a form and take part in the defining a historic town meaning. Particularities of each elements manifest differently in time, that defines their mutual relations.
The evaluation of a historic town as a complex system is a continuous process and always takes place in present time. Historic town identities influence the defining of symbolic, structural and physical, as well as documentary and historic values of this heritage system. Considering in detail a historic town as a heritage share in the existence of a modern town is the basis for determining its value.
Keywords
cultural heritage; historic town; identities; town evaluation; urban structure
Hrčak ID:
141417
URI
Publication date:
15.1.1996.
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