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How Are Historical Villages Changed? A Systematic Literature Review on European and Chinese Cultural Heritage Preservation Practices in Rural Areas

Land (Basel), 2022-07, Vol.11 (7), p.982 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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  • Title:
    How Are Historical Villages Changed? A Systematic Literature Review on European and Chinese Cultural Heritage Preservation Practices in Rural Areas
  • Author: Mu, Qi ; Aimar, Fabrizio
  • Subjects: Case studies ; China ; community engagement ; Cultural heritage ; Cultural resources ; Culture ; Europe ; historical villages ; literature review ; Literature reviews ; Preservation ; Quality of life ; Rural areas ; rural heritage preservation ; Scientific papers ; Social capital ; Systematic review ; Villages
  • Is Part Of: Land (Basel), 2022-07, Vol.11 (7), p.982
  • Description: Background: In the past century, the importance of historical villages has been highly recognized, as they serve aesthetic, functional, and environmental values and can foster local socioeconomic development through the heritagization process. The purpose of this paper is to outline the core features of the preservation and management of historical villages in the European and Chinese contexts. Methods: Using a qualitative systematic literature review, the research was based on international academic papers covering 73 case studies from the two contexts, addressing the fact that little work has been carried out comparing European and Chinese realities. Results: Similarities and differences in rural cultural heritage preservation and management between Europe and China were compared and discussed, paying particular attention to historical villages in both contexts. Using this method, rural heritage preservation in China can be better framed and analyzed for scholars engaged in both the Chinese and international contexts. Conclusions: Inspired by the European case studies, the research suggests that capacity building of different types of stakeholders, contextualized financial mechanism and multiple values the civic society perceived and recognized during the Chinese rural heritage preservation and management process should be further studied and implemented case by case based on a historical-sensitive approach. In addition, the issue of the lack of social capital and policy arrangements in rural areas should be further addressed to stimulate community resilience.
  • Publisher: Basel: MDPI AG
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 2073-445X
    EISSN: 2073-445X
    DOI: 10.3390/land11070982
  • Source: Open Access: DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
    AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central
    ROAD: Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources

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