Posts Tagged ‘World Heritage’
International Syposium for the UNESCO – Sesto San Giovanni Application
Sesto San Giovanni, partner in NeT-TOPIC URBACT Project, is a city undergoing transformation: from the 20th century factory town to a new multi-functional city, with high quality housing, commercial space and offices, new green areas and public facilities. The new urban development plan, called Piano di Governo del Territorio (P.G.T.), is the framework for this […]
Bruges, UNESCO World Heritage Site – Watchdog groups reactivate debate
The romanticism of John Ruskin apart, Bruges has long had a tradition of civic engagement around the question of conservation of its urban heritage. Particularly during the post war years the development of the city has been closely monitored by a series of motivated individuals, heritage pressure groups and politicians in opposition – who have […]