As the world confronts a confluence of existential crises at the start of the new millennium,an anthology of theories concerned with historic preservation makes an important and timely contribution in and beyond the f...As the world confronts a confluence of existential crises at the start of the new millennium,an anthology of theories concerned with historic preservation makes an important and timely contribution in and beyond the field.With the early 21st century increasingly feeling like an age of reckoning,the hangover after centuries of profligacy,this collection of writings helps us to not only reassess our collective built pasts.展开更多
The 2020^(th) century was modernism’s century;a comparatively fleeting moment in which the human race’s transition to an urbanised species created an entirely new geological epoch:the Anthropocene.The existent...The 2020^(th) century was modernism’s century;a comparatively fleeting moment in which the human race’s transition to an urbanised species created an entirely new geological epoch:the Anthropocene.The existential challenge for our species in the 21st century will be to transform the modern city into a site of truly sustainable human habitation.This challenge requires us to engage critically with the past in a way that serves the needs of the future,globally and permanently.The Historic Urban Landscapes(HUL)approach,together with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and UN Habitat’s New Urban Agenda,offers a framework for meeting this challenge and,critically,to change our relationship with both the past and the future.展开更多
文摘As the world confronts a confluence of existential crises at the start of the new millennium,an anthology of theories concerned with historic preservation makes an important and timely contribution in and beyond the field.With the early 21st century increasingly feeling like an age of reckoning,the hangover after centuries of profligacy,this collection of writings helps us to not only reassess our collective built pasts.
文摘The 2020^(th) century was modernism’s century;a comparatively fleeting moment in which the human race’s transition to an urbanised species created an entirely new geological epoch:the Anthropocene.The existential challenge for our species in the 21st century will be to transform the modern city into a site of truly sustainable human habitation.This challenge requires us to engage critically with the past in a way that serves the needs of the future,globally and permanently.The Historic Urban Landscapes(HUL)approach,together with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and UN Habitat’s New Urban Agenda,offers a framework for meeting this challenge and,critically,to change our relationship with both the past and the future.
