Old Cities, New Assets: Preserving Latin America's Urban Heritage
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2014-09-08
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This book examines approaches to involving the private sector in preserving urban heritage. These include interventions by public and private stakeholders in Cartagena, Colombia; operation of a mixed-capital corporation in Quito, Ecuador; and a government-induced private investment program in Recife, Brazil.
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Heritage Conservation, Conservación del patrimonio, Urban heritage; elites; private sector role; historic preservation; public-private partnership; UNESCO World Heritage Sites; architecture; colonial cities; historic cities; rehabilitation