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Antagonism of Discourses around Cultural Heritage
A discourse analysis of the conflict surrounding the preservation of Saint Petersburg's Historic Centre reveals multiple antagonistic discourses shaping urban heritage debates. Ten key interest groups, including UNESCO, local governments, businesses, and conservationists, dynamically re-form their identities through discursive processes. The study identifies new forms of antagonism, such as affective regimes, spatial visualization, and media representation, which influence heritage preservation efforts. Visual and graphical representations reconstruct the discourse of city defenders from media and social networks, highlighting how competing narratives shape urban development and heritage conservation.
Territorial-planning constituents of urban planning components to be protected
A critical analysis of the 'Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments,' reveals that destruction of its historical environment stems from flaws in protection systems or inadequate methodological approaches. The study identifies key territorial-planning constituents within urban planning components that require preservation, evaluating existing conservation methods through a multi-faceted approach involving archival-bibliographic, cartographic, analytical, and field studies. This research is timely as Russia addresses 'city-planning mistakes' that threaten historical cityscapes globally. By pinpointing systemic weaknesses in heritage protection, the study offers actionable insights for safeguarding UNESCO World Heritage Sites against irreversible urban degradation.
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