Urban Governance of Historic Environment: Historical Study of International Theories and Practices

摘要

From the historical study of urban governance for historicpreservation and restoration, the evolution process could beconcluded in the following aspects: (1) Object of governancedevelopedfrom a limitation in architecture/construction itself,to the architectural environment and natural environment as awhole; (2) Scope of conservation governance－experienced apromotion from ancient monuments to listed buildings, and thento conservation area/historic district, and further to historiccity/town as a whole; (3) Depth of conservation－evolved fromthe preservation of visible substance (single building, etc.) to theextension to invisible items (culture context, etc.); (4) Methodsof conservation－developed from archaeological studies andrepairing into a more comprehensive and multidisciplinaryresearch; (5) Participation main body of governance－evolvedfrom a single group of experts (architect, planner) to a morewide-ranging social group and more extensive publicgovernance participation.