The Historical City. A Critical Reference and Role Model

This book offers a multivocal and interdisciplinary arena that brings together a wide range of thoughts and approaches addressing the intricacies of dealing with the historical city today. Spanning across a multitude of humanistic, sociological, and technological outlooks, it provides a multifaceted overview of current research on the city and its historicity. Based on revised and extended contributions presented at two international conferences, namely The Historical City as a Critical Reference and Role Model for Innovative Urban and Metropolitan Development (January 26-27, 2023) and The Historical City as a Field for Critical Exercise. Criticism, Politics, Actors (April 17, 2023), both held at the University of Bologna, this book is an insightful and thought-provoking read for researchers in Architecture, History, Urban Studies, Social Sciences, and the Arts, as well as professionals and policy makers dealing with historical cities.

Merges different perspectives on historical cities, their evolution and preservation Discusses phenomena shaping cities, such as social life, digitalisation, policies etc Reports on both theoretical perspectives and case studies