Towards Liveability in Historic Centres: Challenges and Enablers of Transformation in Two Latvian Towns
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Resumo: | This article describes two Latvian towns, Cēsis and Bauska, which have medieval origins and noticeable layers of subsequent historic periods. Both of their town centres have historic heritage protection status and a complex mixture of values, needs, and opportunities for the locals and visitors. The towns have recently had some physical improvements implemented in their public spaces, with key differences in the interplay between local governments and stakeholders. The Cēsis case was a municipality-initiated and public-led intervention to build awareness. The Bauska case was mainly a plea from active inhabitants that was only partially realised by the municipality, with limited support. In both cases, the introduced changes tackled some accumulated challenges, such as insufficient walkability, degraded public space, and car-centric town centres, but they also provoked discussions about the quality of the achievements, which raised questions about collaboration culture and practice between stakeholders. This study evaluates the interventions initiated by the municipality and the initiatives by nongovernmental organisations from the point of view of the tools applied and from the point of view of the civil process. This research contributes to discussions about the challenges of different approaches in spatial planning and provides recommendations about possible integrated planning solutions, as well as about the formation of the civil process. |
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Towards Liveability in Historic Centres: Challenges and Enablers of Transformation in Two Latvian Townshistoric centres; Latvia; liveability; local governance; participation; spatial planningThis article describes two Latvian towns, Cēsis and Bauska, which have medieval origins and noticeable layers of subsequent historic periods. Both of their town centres have historic heritage protection status and a complex mixture of values, needs, and opportunities for the locals and visitors. The towns have recently had some physical improvements implemented in their public spaces, with key differences in the interplay between local governments and stakeholders. The Cēsis case was a municipality-initiated and public-led intervention to build awareness. The Bauska case was mainly a plea from active inhabitants that was only partially realised by the municipality, with limited support. In both cases, the introduced changes tackled some accumulated challenges, such as insufficient walkability, degraded public space, and car-centric town centres, but they also provoked discussions about the quality of the achievements, which raised questions about collaboration culture and practice between stakeholders. This study evaluates the interventions initiated by the municipality and the initiatives by nongovernmental organisations from the point of view of the tools applied and from the point of view of the civil process. This research contributes to discussions about the challenges of different approaches in spatial planning and provides recommendations about possible integrated planning solutions, as well as about the formation of the civil process.Cogitatio Press2023-01-30info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/up.v8i1.6035https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v8i1.6035Urban Planning; Vol 8, No 1 (2023): Urban Heritage and Patterns of Change: Spatial Practices of Physical and Non-Physical Transformation; 52-662183-7635reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/6035https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/6035/6035Copyright (c) 2023 Margarita Vološina, Evija Taurene, Pēteris Šķiņķisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessVološina, MargaritaTaurene, EvijaŠķiņķis, Pēteris2023-06-29T21:15:23Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/6035Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:46:04.208800Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Towards Liveability in Historic Centres: Challenges and Enablers of Transformation in Two Latvian Towns |
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Towards Liveability in Historic Centres: Challenges and Enablers of Transformation in Two Latvian Towns |
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Towards Liveability in Historic Centres: Challenges and Enablers of Transformation in Two Latvian Towns Vološina, Margarita historic centres; Latvia; liveability; local governance; participation; spatial planning |
title_short |
Towards Liveability in Historic Centres: Challenges and Enablers of Transformation in Two Latvian Towns |
title_full |
Towards Liveability in Historic Centres: Challenges and Enablers of Transformation in Two Latvian Towns |
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Towards Liveability in Historic Centres: Challenges and Enablers of Transformation in Two Latvian Towns |
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Towards Liveability in Historic Centres: Challenges and Enablers of Transformation in Two Latvian Towns |
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Towards Liveability in Historic Centres: Challenges and Enablers of Transformation in Two Latvian Towns |
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Vološina, Margarita |
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Vološina, Margarita Taurene, Evija Šķiņķis, Pēteris |
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Taurene, Evija Šķiņķis, Pēteris |
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Vološina, Margarita Taurene, Evija Šķiņķis, Pēteris |
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historic centres; Latvia; liveability; local governance; participation; spatial planning |
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historic centres; Latvia; liveability; local governance; participation; spatial planning |
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This article describes two Latvian towns, Cēsis and Bauska, which have medieval origins and noticeable layers of subsequent historic periods. Both of their town centres have historic heritage protection status and a complex mixture of values, needs, and opportunities for the locals and visitors. The towns have recently had some physical improvements implemented in their public spaces, with key differences in the interplay between local governments and stakeholders. The Cēsis case was a municipality-initiated and public-led intervention to build awareness. The Bauska case was mainly a plea from active inhabitants that was only partially realised by the municipality, with limited support. In both cases, the introduced changes tackled some accumulated challenges, such as insufficient walkability, degraded public space, and car-centric town centres, but they also provoked discussions about the quality of the achievements, which raised questions about collaboration culture and practice between stakeholders. This study evaluates the interventions initiated by the municipality and the initiatives by nongovernmental organisations from the point of view of the tools applied and from the point of view of the civil process. This research contributes to discussions about the challenges of different approaches in spatial planning and provides recommendations about possible integrated planning solutions, as well as about the formation of the civil process. |
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2023 |
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