With the growing trend towards preserving global architectural heritage, the adaptive reuse
of built heritage buildings is becoming increasingly popular; as commentators have noted …

The relationship between micro-narratives of house museums and the macro-narrative of
urban development constitutes a gap in the research on the gentrification of historical urban …

In the last ten years, concepts such as urban health and liveability have become ever more
present in urban planning studies. Many companies rank the most liveable city in the world …

Harbin is the capital of Heilongjiang Province and China's northernmost metropolis. The
modern city of Harbin was founded by the Russians in 1898 and colonised by Russia and …

Dalian, a typical modern colonial city, originated in the late 19th century and was planned
and built by Russian architects. Academics have traditionally focused on the unique …

The intangible cultural heritage (ICH) concept has been operational in China for almost 20
years. One integral part of China's ICH landscape is a range of exhibition spaces and …

Seeking a Future for the Past: Space, Power, and Heritage in a Chinese City examines the
complexities and changing sociopolitical dynamics of urban renewal in contemporary China …

Postcolonial Macau is keen to celebrate its colonial legacy to preserve its cultural
distinctiveness. This study explores the reordering of a Portuguese colonial site, the Village …

This intervention examines the extant literature on historical imaginaries and historic urban
branding in China. It suggests that while research in this field has increasingly moved away …

Over the years interlocutors have pointed to the role of elites in the selective utilisation of
history, memory, nostalgia and heritage within modern China; particularly, scholars have …