Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH) [electronic resource] : Embodiment of Identity / edited by Antonella Versaci, Claudia Cennamo, Natsuko Akagawa.

Protection, war and reconstruction: the case of the ecclesiastic buildings in Abruzzo -- Revival of Traditional Water-Based Architecture: Cases of Stepwells in India -- Silk Road architectural heritage and polycentric tourism development -- Cultural Heritage and Urban Identity in Bangladesh: A Look at 'Jobbar's Boli Khela', an Indigenous Festival -- The Effects of Architectural Heritage Conservation on Social Problems. The Case of the Palace of the Marqués de Rozalejo -- Methodologic process for the reconstruction of the colonial city of St. Augustine in Florida between the 16th and 18th centuries -- Overview on Historic Municipal Markets of Karachi-Pakistan -- The development of the remedial conservation via surface consolidation: the historical synthesis -- Approach towards reversing the trends of dying town of Sidhpur with Heritage regeneratio -- Medinet Habu and Western Thebes's sacred landscape: Traditional Identity Multifaceted Through Time -- Researchers of Architectural Heritage between History and Everyday life: Methods, Problems and Individual Practices -- The morphological study on heritage architecture:A planning proposal for the Left Street in Nanjing, China.

This book discusses the fundamentals and practical applications of heritage conservation as an important tool of a city's development. It presents case studies that demonstrate how to achieve a balance between the promotion of tourism industry and the generation of income while also seeking optimum sustainable methods for Conserving the City's Tradition and Identity. The book in hand offers useful insights to a wide array of audience aware of the need to preserve the architectural beauty of cities, such as architects, policymakers, investors and even the wide public who is interested in ways of conserving and protecting cultural sites.