The Role of the Archeological Heritage Sites in the Process of Urban Regeneration of UNESCO’s Cities—Boka Bay Case Study

Slađana Lazarević, Dražen Arbutina and Svetislav G. Popović
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Slađana Lazarević: UNDP Montenegro, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Dražen Arbutina: Department of Civil Engineering, Zagreb University of Applied Sciences, Vrbik 8, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Svetislav G. Popović: Faculty of Architecture, University of Montenegro, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-21

Abstract: The role of the archeological and cultural heritage sites in the process of urban regeneration in UNESCO’s protected areas becomes more and more important for the natural and cultural heritage protection in the touristic cities with urban expansion. However, there is no clear methodological approach for the inclusion of these important natural and cultural heritage sites in the process of urban regeneration of the cities. The purpose of this study is to analyze how two contemporary urban planning tools, sustainable urban mobility plans and heritage impact assessments, contribute to the protection and sustainable use of archeological sites. The methodology that is used in this study is dual, theoretical, through literature review, and empirical, through the appliance of the case study method and expert observation and mapping of the most valuable archeological sites in Boka Bay. The results of this study show that practical usage of the two proposed tools in the process of urban regeneration could help in cultural and natural heritage protection and their inclusion as drivers of sustainable urban planning and cultural heritage management. The results of the study confirm the authors’ hypothesis that the role of the archeological sites in the process of urban regeneration is evident in the touristic cities in the coastal area of Montenegro, concluding that urban mobility principles and heritage impact assessment studies must be considered in the process of urban regeneration while at the same time cultural (archeological) heritage management is an integral part of this process.

Keywords: cultural heritage management; archeological heritage management; urban regeneration; sustainable urban mobility; UNESCO’s cities; Boka Bay; archeological sites; cultural heritage preservation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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