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Valuing Heritage in Macau: On Contexts and Processes of Urban Conservation

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This paper examines the evolving values of urban heritage in Macau in terms of the various conservation approaches and mechanisms employed, and the shifting emphases on heritage and development within the context of continuity and change in Macau. Accumulated over four centuries of cultural interchange, the richly layered Historic Centre of the former Portuguese-administered outpost attained World Heritage status in 2005. After situating the problem pertaining to the multifaceted nature of heritage valorisation, the city’s trajectory of urban conservation leading up to the 1999 retrocession will be traced, and germane issues concerning heritage management vis-à-vis effects of post-handover urban developments assessed. As the latest culmination of value imbalances and conflicts arising from urban change, the Guia Lighthouse controversy will be critically appraised to speculate on a timely re-evaluation of Macau’s heritage conservation process.

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  • Thomas Chung, 2009. "Valuing Heritage in Macau: On Contexts and Processes of Urban Conservation," Journal of Current Chinese Affairs - China aktuell, Institute of Asian Studies, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, vol. 38(1), pages 129-160.
    • Handle: RePEc:gig:chaktu:v:38:y:2009:i:1:p:129-160
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    1. Lily Kong & Brenda S. A. Yeoh, 1994. "Urban Conservation in Singapore: A Survey of State Policies and Popular Attitudes," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 31(2), pages 247-265, March.
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    1. Vanessa Amaro, 2024. "Crowing in two voices: The cultural transformation of the Portuguese rooster in postcolonial Macau," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-14, December.
    2. Yuching Lee & Chingtun Peng & Taindow Lee & Zhengyuan Zhao, 2022. "Sustainable Development Assessment of Cultural and Creative Industries in Casino Cities: A Case Study of Macao," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(8), pages 1-27, April.
    3. Jialun He & Yile Chen & Liang Zheng & Jianyi Zheng, 2023. "Research on Wind Environment and Morphological Effects of High-Rise Buildings in Macau: An Example from the New Reclamation Area around Areia Preta," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(5), pages 1-35, February.

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