Nodes and Networks: The Generative Role of Cultural Heritage for Urban Revival in Kikinda

Uroš Radosavljević, Aleksandra Đorđević, Kseniјa Lalović, Jelena Živković and Zoran Đukanović
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Uroš Radosavljević: Department of Urbanism, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 73/II, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Aleksandra Đorđević: Department of Urbanism, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 73/II, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Kseniјa Lalović: Department of Urbanism, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 73/II, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Jelena Živković: Department of Urbanism, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 73/II, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Zoran Đukanović: Department of Urbanism, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 73/II, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 9, 1-20

Abstract: Using heritage as a cultural artifact in city development is not new, but little has been explored about how urban heritage can be utilized as new generative value and a new planning instrument for the revival of cities. The purpose of this paper is to show the creative and the generative use of urban heritage, both for the extension of cultural and tourist offer of the city and for the improvement of the quality of life in physical, social and economic terms for the community. The case study method was used for the adaptive reuse of projects for heritage buildings and urban revival in Kikinda. We argue that urban heritage has to be used, bearing in mind its spatial, economic and social sustainability aspects, and become a generator of urban revival. We go beyond recognition of the value of heritage as a cultural artifact that should solely be preserved and used as a static element in urban development, and view it more as a dynamic asset for city revival processes. We found that for the heritage nodes to be utilized as the new generative value for the revival of cities, they have to be perceived from the network perspective, thus influencing the urban environment in a sustainable way.

Keywords: Kikinda; nodes and networks; protection and planning; dynamic and generative aspects of heritage; adaptive reuse; urban revival (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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