Produkt Altstadt: Historische Stadtzentren in Städtebau und Denkmalpflege

'Historic' city centers are popping up worldwide - and the distinction between the authentic and their imitations is becoming increasingly irrelevant The essays in this volume visit the 'production' of such 'old towns' since their beginnings in the early 20th Century, and categorize them within the context of modern urban development. Ranging from heritage protection to reconstruction to postmodernity, the text illuminates questions of hygiene, aesthetics and monument preservation, as well as the shifting usages of historic city centers and the configurations of actors involved. This book offers an up-to-date interdisciplinary compendium on the issue of the historic city centre that will be of interest to those both in the field and beyond.