Workshop Title:

The History or the Industry: Historical Preservation in City Regeneration

Date:

June 13th, 2024 (GMT+8)

Organizer:

Data Economy Committee, Chinese Association for Promoting County and Township Economic interchanges

The Department of Cultural Industries Management, Communication University of China

Keywords:

• city planning
• historical preservation
• cultural industries

Workshop Chair:

Personal Bio:

Associate Professor Yang Jianfei, specialized in cultural policy, cultural plan, rural cultural development in urbanization and cultural clusters transformed from rural houses and old factories. 11 of his research reports have been accepted by the State Ministry of Culture and Tourism and other Ministries. He has published more than 60 articles and 3 books.

Workshop Committee Members:

Head, Jianfei Yang Communication University of China gwyjf@126.com

Research Assistant, Haoxuan Zhang Communication University of China 1095877099@qq.com

Research Assistant, Wenrui Wang Management School, The University of Sheffield vincentwang_wr@sina.com

Workshop Description:

Background

There are many well-preserved ancient cities in the world. In recent years, the preservation and industrialization of the historical sites in the urban regeneration has become an important issue for the cities ’sustainable development. During the process, these historical sites become strong force to promote the economic development and sharpen a city’s image. The poetical of historical and cultural heritage should be unlocked and cultural tourism industries is newly developed. How does a city balance the historical preservation and cultural industries development in city regeneration? How a city promotes its cultural economics? The workshop will set a platform for scholars in the world to discover the real solution.

Goal/Rationale:

1. How does a city balance the historical preservation and cultural industries development in city regeneration
2. What policies or measures can be done to promote the sustainable development of historical site and heritages.
3. Experience exchange based on different case studies on the industrialization of historical site and heritages.

Scope and Information for Participants

1. Protection Strategies for historical and cultural heritage, including the improvement of laws and regulations, and the establishment of protection mechanisms.
2. the creative approaches to unlock the potential of historical site and make it into business.
3. Innovative way to promote the integration of cultural heritage and modern city life.
4. Cross-departmental or cross-regional cooperation models to jointly promote the protection, development, and utilization of historical and cultural heritage.
5. Relevant evaluation standards to ensure the effectiveness of the protection, development, and utilization of historical and cultural heritage.

Venue:

Room 106, Building 39, Communication University of China

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