Urban Heritage in the Arabian Peninsula, the Experiences of Jeddah and Dubai

作     者：Simone Ricca 

作者机构：World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO(WHITRAP)ShanghaiChina 

出 版 物：《Built Heritage》 (建成遗产（英文）)

年 卷 期：2018年第2卷第3期

页      面：108-122页

学科分类：0202[经济学-应用经济学] 02[经济学] 020205[经济学-产业经济学] 

主　　题：Jeddah Dubai urban heritage UNESCO World Heritage Convention Historic Urban Landscape 

摘      要：Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates feature ultra-modern cities with millions of residents that developed in opposition to the physical patterns of traditional historical *** the past years,however,there has been a renewed attention to urban heritage and two metropolises,Jeddah and Dubai,have decided to aim for World Heritage status and to leverage historic city centres as engines of economic development and tools for the reinforcement of national *** Dubai,the conservation and reconstruction of historic neighbourhoods gives residents an urban historic depth previously unrecognised,favouring the integration of different ethnic communities while contributing to the tourist development of the *** Jeddah,the preservation and revitalisation of the historic centre is part of a larger strategy focusing on the reinforcement of the private sector to trigger new urban dynamics building upon its rich *** strategies and plans are briefly discussed,underlining the specificities of the Arabian Peninsula context and its complex and evolving relationship with history and *** is argued that the nominations for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List have been a catalyser for the definition of new planning and conservation policies integrating urban heritage into urban development strategies.