A Field Guide to Tactical Heritage Urbanism Volume 1: October 2016 | Page 69

The Historic Urban Landscapes Program

Location:
Edmonton, Alberta
Historic Urban Landscapes are intended as a conservation alternative to legislated heritage conservation districts;
instead of preserving a particular architectural period, they recognize that the
city is not static, and they identify the
layers and diversity of cultural value
throughout all parts of the city’s landscape. In 2015, Edmonton became the
first North American city to sign a Historic Urban Landscape agreement. The
program emerges from UNESCO’s 2001
Recommendation on the Historic Urban
Landscape, and lays out a seven-step
approach through which to conserve
and promote diverse cultural assets.
The process includes an identification
of cultural, natural and human resources, extensive stakeholder engagement,
identification of vulnerabilities to development and climate change, and the
establishment of policies, plans and
partnerships through which to conserve
these resources.

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