{"id":{"repo_id":"oxford-brookes","oai_identifier":"tle:4b98fe6a-5fd3-49d2-857d-1c54c44e919d:d6bd9758-527a-46cd-bfe2-c433766e8fca:1"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/oxford-brookes/tle:4b98fe6a-5fd3-49d2-857d-1c54c44e919d:d6bd9758-527a-46cd-bfe2-c433766e8fca:1","repository":{"repo_id":"oxford-brookes","name":"Oxford Brookes University","base_url":"https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/oai"},"display":{"title":"Global heritage cities : managing complexity of cultural world heritage sites in global cities","abstract":"This doctoral research focuses on the management of historic urban areas in global cities that are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, which are referred as global heritage cities hereafter. In this rapidly globalising world that is market-driven, the binary approach of managing change in historic cities while promoting their sustainable development and transmission to future generations has been a daunting task. The management challenges are especially intensified for global cities because of their exacerbating effect on urban and economic development pressures which are not always sympathetic with historic urban settings. The unique urban morphologies and historic stratification of heritage sites, the limitations of their existing administrative, legislative and planning structures, inefficient policies and management tools, and the participation of a broad range of stakeholders to the decision-making processes bring to the fore complexities for the management of global heritage cities. Thus, this study aims to understand and explain the complexity of managing cultural heritage in these cities, to assess their existing management and decision-making mechanisms, and to identify effective strategies and instruments for coping with these challenges in the future. In the contemporary era of globalisation, the traditional planning and heritage discourses fail to provide a convincing framework for values and roles attributed to historic cities by modern societies, while addressing to the interests of global actors, as well as governmental bodies, citizens and users. The theoretical contributions have thus far mostly focused on general definitions and toolkits imposing a one-size-fits-all approach intending to embrace all urban scales. The case studies, moreover, which are limited in scope, scale and geographical distribution, have clearly showed that practices vary considerably based on the size and geo-cultural background of the sites. Hence, there has been a compelling need to define a particular term and conceptual approach that position urban conservation within the overall urban management process specific for global cities. In response to this gap in literature, a new conceptual framework has been developed in this study that defines global heritage cities, and addresses their conservation and management challenges. Relying on this conceptual framework, a multiple-case study is employed where the multi-layered historic urban landscapes designated as World Heritage Sites within the global cities of Mexico City, Istanbul and Paris are selected as case cities based on a set of criteria. Then, the broad scope of these cities is narrowed down to specific cases, which are designated as large-scale development projects that threaten the heritage attributes, integrity and authenticity of these sites, and are recognised as a concern or threat by the World Heritage Centre, thus stipulating the development of certain actions and tools by the local actors. The examination of both effective and ineffective strategies, policies and instruments employed in these three cases makes an original contribution to literature by introducing the size, scope and complexities of global cities to the heritage management discourse. In sum, the study has contributed to knowledge by developing a conceptual framework relevant to urban heritage management in key cities of the global urban network, which has been practically tested, and can be used by other researchers. The research has also contributed to knowledge through the development of methods to investigate and illustrate the complex management and decision-making mechanisms operating at such cities. Being the first study to address the management practices of global heritage cities, hence it makes an essential contribution of practical relevance that address the issues of complexity and attempts to integrate urban processes in ways that will allow management planning and public participation in creation of alternative management systems.","abstract_html":"This doctoral research focuses on the management of historic urban areas in global cities that are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, which are referred as global heritage cities hereafter. In this rapidly globalising world that is market-driven, the binary approach of managing change in historic cities while promoting their sustainable development and transmission to future generations has been a daunting task. The management challenges are especially intensified for global cities because of their exacerbating effect on urban and economic development pressures which are not always sympathetic with historic urban settings. The unique urban morphologies and historic stratification of heritage sites, the limitations of their existing administrative, legislative and planning structures, inefficient policies and management tools, and the participation of a broad range of stakeholders to the decision-making processes bring to the fore complexities for the management of global heritage cities. Thus, this study aims to understand and explain the complexity of managing cultural heritage in these cities, to assess their existing management and decision-making mechanisms, and to identify effective strategies and instruments for coping with these challenges in the future. In the contemporary era of globalisation, the traditional planning and heritage discourses fail to provide a convincing framework for values and roles attributed to historic cities by modern societies, while addressing to the interests of global actors, as well as governmental bodies, citizens and users. The theoretical contributions have thus far mostly focused on general definitions and toolkits imposing a one-size-fits-all approach intending to embrace all urban scales. The case studies, moreover, which are limited in scope, scale and geographical distribution, have clearly showed that practices vary considerably based on the size and geo-cultural background of the sites. Hence, there has been a compelling need to define a particular term and conceptual approach that position urban conservation within the overall urban management process specific for global cities. In response to this gap in literature, a new conceptual framework has been developed in this study that defines global heritage cities, and addresses their conservation and management challenges. Relying on this conceptual framework, a multiple-case study is employed where the multi-layered historic urban landscapes designated as World Heritage Sites within the global cities of Mexico City, Istanbul and Paris are selected as case cities based on a set of criteria. Then, the broad scope of these cities is narrowed down to specific cases, which are designated as large-scale development projects that threaten the heritage attributes, integrity and authenticity of these sites, and are recognised as a concern or threat by the World Heritage Centre, thus stipulating the development of certain actions and tools by the local actors. The examination of both effective and ineffective strategies, policies and instruments employed in these three cases makes an original contribution to literature by introducing the size, scope and complexities of global cities to the heritage management discourse. In sum, the study has contributed to knowledge by developing a conceptual framework relevant to urban heritage management in key cities of the global urban network, which has been practically tested, and can be used by other researchers. The research has also contributed to knowledge through the development of methods to investigate and illustrate the complex management and decision-making mechanisms operating at such cities. Being the first study to address the management practices of global heritage cities, hence it makes an essential contribution of practical relevance that address the issues of complexity and attempts to integrate urban processes in ways that will allow management planning and public participation in creation of alternative management systems.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Ikiz Kaya, Deniz"],"institution":"Oxford Brookes University","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":["Orbasli, Aylin","Vellinga, Marcel"],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2017,"date_issued":"2017","date_published":"2017","updated_at":"2026-07-24T03:42:14Z","subjects":[],"languages":["en"],"rights":["All rights reserved"],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://doi.org/10.24384/13rx-c055","outbound_label":"DOI","outbound_source":"dc:identifier"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor","label":"Contributor","values":["Ikiz Kaya, Deniz","Orbasli, Aylin","Vellinga, Marcel"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Ikiz Kaya, Deniz"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2017"]},{"key":"dc:publisher","label":"Institution","values":["Oxford Brookes University"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["thesis"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["en"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["All rights reserved"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier","label":"Identifier","values":["https://doi.org/10.24384/13rx-c055","https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/file/4b98fe6a-5fd3-49d2-857d-1c54c44e919d/1/fulltext.pdf","https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/file/4b98fe6a-5fd3-49d2-857d-1c54c44e919d/1/fulltext_AdditionalImagesA3.pdf"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["This doctoral research focuses on the management of historic urban areas in global cities that are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, which are referred as global heritage cities hereafter. In this rapidly globalising world that is market-driven, the binary approach of managing change in historic cities while promoting their sustainable development and transmission to future generations has been a daunting task. The management challenges are especially intensified for global cities because of their exacerbating effect on urban and economic development pressures which are not always sympathetic with historic urban settings. The unique urban morphologies and historic stratification of heritage sites, the limitations of their existing administrative, legislative and planning structures, inefficient policies and management tools, and the participation of a broad range of stakeholders to the decision-making processes bring to the fore complexities for the management of global heritage cities. Thus, this study aims to understand and explain the complexity of managing cultural heritage in these cities, to assess their existing management and decision-making mechanisms, and to identify effective strategies and instruments for coping with these challenges in the future. In the contemporary era of globalisation, the traditional planning and heritage discourses fail to provide a convincing framework for values and roles attributed to historic cities by modern societies, while addressing to the interests of global actors, as well as governmental bodies, citizens and users. The theoretical contributions have thus far mostly focused on general definitions and toolkits imposing a one-size-fits-all approach intending to embrace all urban scales. The case studies, moreover, which are limited in scope, scale and geographical distribution, have clearly showed that practices vary considerably based on the size and geo-cultural background of the sites. Hence, there has been a compelling need to define a particular term and conceptual approach that position urban conservation within the overall urban management process specific for global cities. In response to this gap in literature, a new conceptual framework has been developed in this study that defines global heritage cities, and addresses their conservation and management challenges. Relying on this conceptual framework, a multiple-case study is employed where the multi-layered historic urban landscapes designated as World Heritage Sites within the global cities of Mexico City, Istanbul and Paris are selected as case cities based on a set of criteria. Then, the broad scope of these cities is narrowed down to specific cases, which are designated as large-scale development projects that threaten the heritage attributes, integrity and authenticity of these sites, and are recognised as a concern or threat by the World Heritage Centre, thus stipulating the development of certain actions and tools by the local actors. The examination of both effective and ineffective strategies, policies and instruments employed in these three cases makes an original contribution to literature by introducing the size, scope and complexities of global cities to the heritage management discourse. In sum, the study has contributed to knowledge by developing a conceptual framework relevant to urban heritage management in key cities of the global urban network, which has been practically tested, and can be used by other researchers. The research has also contributed to knowledge through the development of methods to investigate and illustrate the complex management and decision-making mechanisms operating at such cities. Being the first study to address the management practices of global heritage cities, hence it makes an essential contribution of practical relevance that address the issues of complexity and attempts to integrate urban processes in ways that will allow management planning and public participation in creation of alternative management systems."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Global heritage cities : managing complexity of cultural world heritage sites in global cities"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Ikiz Kaya, Deniz","Orbasli, Aylin","Vellinga, Marcel"],"dc:creator":["Ikiz Kaya, Deniz"],"dc:date":["2017"],"dc:description":["This doctoral research focuses on the management of historic urban areas in global cities that are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, which are referred as global heritage cities hereafter. In this rapidly globalising world that is market-driven, the binary approach of managing change in historic cities while promoting their sustainable development and transmission to future generations has been a daunting task. The management challenges are especially intensified for global cities because of their exacerbating effect on urban and economic development pressures which are not always sympathetic with historic urban settings. The unique urban morphologies and historic stratification of heritage sites, the limitations of their existing administrative, legislative and planning structures, inefficient policies and management tools, and the participation of a broad range of stakeholders to the decision-making processes bring to the fore complexities for the management of global heritage cities. Thus, this study aims to understand and explain the complexity of managing cultural heritage in these cities, to assess their existing management and decision-making mechanisms, and to identify effective strategies and instruments for coping with these challenges in the future. In the contemporary era of globalisation, the traditional planning and heritage discourses fail to provide a convincing framework for values and roles attributed to historic cities by modern societies, while addressing to the interests of global actors, as well as governmental bodies, citizens and users. The theoretical contributions have thus far mostly focused on general definitions and toolkits imposing a one-size-fits-all approach intending to embrace all urban scales. The case studies, moreover, which are limited in scope, scale and geographical distribution, have clearly showed that practices vary considerably based on the size and geo-cultural background of the sites. Hence, there has been a compelling need to define a particular term and conceptual approach that position urban conservation within the overall urban management process specific for global cities. In response to this gap in literature, a new conceptual framework has been developed in this study that defines global heritage cities, and addresses their conservation and management challenges. Relying on this conceptual framework, a multiple-case study is employed where the multi-layered historic urban landscapes designated as World Heritage Sites within the global cities of Mexico City, Istanbul and Paris are selected as case cities based on a set of criteria. Then, the broad scope of these cities is narrowed down to specific cases, which are designated as large-scale development projects that threaten the heritage attributes, integrity and authenticity of these sites, and are recognised as a concern or threat by the World Heritage Centre, thus stipulating the development of certain actions and tools by the local actors. The examination of both effective and ineffective strategies, policies and instruments employed in these three cases makes an original contribution to literature by introducing the size, scope and complexities of global cities to the heritage management discourse. In sum, the study has contributed to knowledge by developing a conceptual framework relevant to urban heritage management in key cities of the global urban network, which has been practically tested, and can be used by other researchers. The research has also contributed to knowledge through the development of methods to investigate and illustrate the complex management and decision-making mechanisms operating at such cities. Being the first study to address the management practices of global heritage cities, hence it makes an essential contribution of practical relevance that address the issues of complexity and attempts to integrate urban processes in ways that will allow management planning and public participation in creation of alternative management systems."],"dc:format":["application/pdf"],"dc:identifier":["https://doi.org/10.24384/13rx-c055","https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/file/4b98fe6a-5fd3-49d2-857d-1c54c44e919d/1/fulltext.pdf","https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/file/4b98fe6a-5fd3-49d2-857d-1c54c44e919d/1/fulltext_AdditionalImagesA3.pdf"],"dc:language":["en"],"dc:publisher":["Oxford Brookes University"],"dc:rights":["All rights reserved"],"dc:title":["Global heritage cities : managing complexity of cultural world heritage sites in global cities"],"dc:type":["thesis"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T03:42:14Z"}