Sustainable Historical Cities: Economics, Preservation and Visions for the Future.

[i]The 10th World Conference of Historical Cities[/i] October 29th-November 1st Ballarat, Australia [b]Principal Conference Topics[/b] Protection and Guidance: The integration of heritage protection into policies, strategies and management programs to protect the historic urban setting. Impact and Benefit: How the sustainable management of the historic environment can lead to the social and economic regeneration of historic centres. Urban renaissance through heritage regeneration. Desire and Expectation: There is more to heritage than buildings and artifacts - there are also values and attitudes, memories and stories. Urban development is a complex issue of interrelated social, economic and legal interests. Evolution and Innovation: The major challenge for historical cities of harmonising new economic and social needs with the original urban pattern without compromising the identity and authenticity of the historic city. Urbanicity Conference Alerts Contact: Alistair Campbell email: [url=mailto:a.campbell@urbanicity.org]mailto:a.campbell@urbanicity.org[/url]