Urban Conservation

By Nahoum Cohen

In cities around the world, urban culture is threatened as commercial pressures overwhelm concerns for architectural integrity. Recognizing that isolated efforts at architectural renovation do not automatically restore the historic integrity of cities, planners are now seeking new methods and tools to save the structure and history of cities. In this book, Nahoum Cohen establishes the emerging discipline of urban conservation as crucial to the future of urban planning and to the survival of cities into the 21st century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262531615
• ISBN13: 9780262531610
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Mit Pr
• Length: 359 Pages
• Weight: 2.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

The first comprehensive presentation of urban conservation

MacGraw Hill has recently published in Chinese the study "Urban Conservation" by Israeli Architect and Town Planner Nahoum Cohen. The book was originally published by The MIT Press (Mass. Inst. Of Technology in 1998 and a second print was published by MacGraw Hill a couple of years ago. The book establishes urban conservation as a crucial force for the future of urban planning and a source of survival strategies for cities. It seems to be the first comprehensive presentation of the wide range of issues in urban conservation. The book refers to a large number of European and Middle Eastern cities and analyses the issues with the help of many illustrations, photos and maps. It takes the reader methodologically from the principles of conservation thru archeology, urban elements, nature etc. It will be a challenge to Chinese professionals to integrate such a western cultural concepts into their thinking and work ---Ronnie Dissentshik, Arts Management Network