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https://doi.org/10.5673/sip.54.3.3
Sociological Aspects of Built Heritage Studies and Revitalisation
Ana Pajvančić - Cizelj
orcid.org/0000-0001-6242-9169
; University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Sociology, Serbia
Katarina Maksimov
; Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
Abstract
The paper highlights the sociological perspective in the study of built heritage and the possibilities
arising from the inclusion of this topic in sociology. Three key sociological problems
are identified: 1) social production of built heritage 2) social functions of the heritage and 3)
relationships between different actors within the policies of its protection and revitalization.
These problems are situated in a broader theoretical framework using the ideas of Henri
Lefebvre (1990) and Michel Bassand (2001) and are illustrated by selected results of the sociological
study conducted for the purposes of revitalization of the Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi
Sad. The conclusion is that the Petrovaradin Fortress heritage is produced, reproduced and
transformed in a variety of social practices which are not recognised in planning processes.
There is no strategy for the management of the fortress and its functions and potentials are not
fully realized. We recognize tensions between everyday, use value of the fortress and its surrounding
area by the local population and new economic functions based on consumption.
These processes are situated in the context of general transformation of the semi-peripheral
town of Novi Sad and its space, including the spaces of built heritage.
Keywords
built heritage; sociological aspects; actors; Petrovaradin Fortress
Hrčak ID:
171450
URI
Publication date:
27.12.2016.
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