Living Tradition or Panda's Cage? : An Analysis of the Urban Conservation in Kyoto : Case Study: 35 Yamahako Neighbourhoods
117: Helsinki University of Technology, 1999. Soft Cover. Academic Dissertation for the Degree of Doctor of Technology to be presented with due permission for public examination and debate, in Helsinki University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture on the 21st of August, 1999, at 12 noon.
Text in English. 306 pp. Old price tag on the rear cover. Minor wear to corners, edge wear. Faded spine. Some former owner's writing in the front free endpaper.
The focus of the research is the city centre of Kyoto and there, the group of thirty-five hoko neighbourhoods known for the organisation of the Gion Festival. At the present moment the wooden town heritage in the area is threatened in a number of ways. Such threats are both the threatening effects of town planning as well as the lack of appropriate urban conservation policies. Focusing on a few, selected landmarks and areas has led to the compartmentalising of the city and to the failure of municipal authorities to identify culturally dependent and place-oriented value-categories. In the process the heritage evaluation methods in use have played more than a minor role. Very Good. Item #6377
ISBN: 9512245752
Price: $200.00