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Symbolic Integrity of Historic Urban Landscapes: The Forgotten Dimension in Urban Conservation
Silva, Kapila Dharmasena
Silva, Kapila Dharmasena
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This paper makes a case for paying attention to the symbolic dimension of
historic towns in their preservation and development, discussing what it is, how it binds
all other dimensions of a place together, how to identify it, how it will guide new designs
in old contexts, and how it can be instrumental in establishing socioeconomic sustainability
of historic urban landscapes. The paper illustrates this thesis taking the World
Heritage Town of Kandy in Sri Lanka as an example.
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This book chapter has been shared with the permission of the publisher.
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2012-01-01
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University of Kansas
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Silva, K. D. (2012). Symbolic Integrity of Historic Urban Landscapes: The Forgotten Dimension in Urban Conservation. In S. Grabow (Ed.), Vitruvius in the Plains: Architectural Thought at Kansas 1912-2012, Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas. pp. 323–330.