Historic urban landscape: A systematic review, eight years after the adoption of the HUL approach

Julia Rey-Pérez*, A. Pereira Roders

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Abstract

Purpose: The main aim of this paper is to determine how well the UNESCO 2011 Recommendation on Historic Urban Landscape (hereafter, the HUL approach) is understood by the academic community today. It will review relevant research, highlight shortcomings regarding the HUL concept and approach and explore how well the six proposed steps are being considered when implementing the HUL approach. Design/methodology/approach: This paper presents and discusses the results of a systematic review of 140 peer-reviewed publications, published in international academic journals between 2008 and 2019 and available in databases such as WoS and Scopus, such as journal articles, book chapters and books. More specifically, this research takes the six-step process as its theoretical framework in order to understand if the six steps are being followed in the case studies where the HUL approach has been implemented. Following this, it assesses gaps in the HUL concept and approach. The paper explores the HUL implementation management process, investigating what is being done, how it is being done and who is involved. Findings: The concept ‘Historic Urban Landscape’ has been used in research since 2008. However, the first case studies implementing the HUL approach were not published until 2013. While there is an abundance of theoretical research in relation to the HUL concept and approach from different perspectives and to varying degrees of depth, the case studies which practically demonstrate the HUL approach and its six steps are scarce. This paper will also show how feasible the steps are and which are used the most. Originality/value: This research demonstrates if the HUL approach is being understood in the academic field and if the implementation of the six steps is being reflected in the literature. This approach will reveal how these steps are being implemented and if this is having an effect on the heritage planning process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)233-258
Number of pages26
JournalJournal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development
Volume10
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

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Keywords

  • Heritage conservation
  • Historic urban landscape
  • Integrated tools
  • Literature review
  • Six steps
  • UNESCO
  • Urban development

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