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2012 , Vol. 1 >Issue 1: 40 - 43

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2012.02.008

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Problems and solutions in the protection of historical urban areas

  • Jinghui Wang
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  • China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, 5 Chegongzhuang Road, Beijing 100044, China

Received date: 30 Aug 2011

Accepted date: 21 Oct 2011

Published date: 05 Mar 2012

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2014 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Abstract

Historical urban areas are the memory of a city, and the overall landscape they constitute displays the typical scene of a city in a certain historical period. Thus, they are of value for protection. The current study gives an overview on the origin and protection of historical urban areas in the world. Moreover, the study also focuses on the principles, methods, and current problems in the protection of historical urban areas under the guidance of related laws and regulations in China. Finally, some effective measures to protect historical urban areas are suggested.

Key words： Historical urban areas; Principles of protection; Measures of protection

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Jinghui Wang . Problems and solutions in the protection of historical urban areas[J]. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2012 , 1(1) : 40 -43 . DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2012.02.008

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