Description
| Product ID: | 9789462983687 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | NL |
| Series: | Asian Cities |
| Title: | Urban Development in the Margins of a World Heritage Site |
| Subtitle: | In the Shadows of Angkor |
| Authors: | Author: Adele Esposito |
| Page Count: | 340 |
| Subjects: | Architectural structure and design, Architectural structure & design, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Urban & municipal planning, Cambodia |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This volume addresses the relationship between the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Angkor (Cambodia), and the nearby town of Siem Reap, assessing the margins of heritage sites where detrimental, tourism-driven urban development may take place. This volume addresses the relationship between the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Angkor (Cambodia), and the nearby town of Siem Reap. While previous work on heritage sites has mainly focused on protected areas, this book shifts the attention to the margins, where detrimental, tourism-driven urban development may take place. By delimiting a protected site, a non-heritage space is created in which spatial fragmentation, disruptive development processes, and unjust power plays can occur. In post-war Cambodia, liberalization and collective aspirations for progress have provided a strong incentive for modernization. Controversial interests compete in the arena of urban development, and real estate development prevails over planned growth. At the same time, Siem Reap’s marginal position allows for some freedom in architectural and urban design. In the shadow of institutional control, this architectural space expresses alternative visions of the Khmer heritage and connects them with images of urban modernity. |
| Imprint Name: | Amsterdam University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Amsterdam University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-05-25 |
