Historic centres globally are facing issues they have never encountered before, such as climate change and, for some, mass tourism. Over time, the relationship between nature and culture is one of conflict, with nature seen as a threat to the conservation of tangible heritage; at the same time, tourism has upset the reality of historic centres, compromising their fruition for both residents and tourists. In this context of great changes, the public space role of historic centres has been overturned. These public spaces, conceived as a set of elements that make up the urban scene and represent the identity of a community, have already changed significantly; on the one hand, they must respond to the needs of users who are mainly tourists and who arrive in larger numbers than originally envisaged, while on the other hand, they are experiencing the effects of climate change, with rising temperatures, heat islands, variations in the distribution and consistency of rainfall, and other site-specific issues. Historic centres and culture can contribute to sustainable development goals, and conservation plays an important role in creating projects in synergistic relationships with the natural environment. Following an overview of the themes and current literature on tourism in historic centres and on experiences with nature-based solutions applied to conservation, this paper reports two positive instances of conservation and the regeneration of public space in the UNESCO Historic Centre of Florence, which were aimed at responding to the critical issues of the area and to enhancing its historic urban landscape.
Ograniczenie aktywności we wszystkich dziedzinach życia z powodu pandemii koronawirusa to dobry moment do refleksji nad niekorzystnymi tendencjami przebudowy i rozbudowy polskich miast, a zwłaszcza Krakowa. W artykule zwrócono uwagę na fakt, że atrakcyjność turystyczna i biznesowa Krakowa jest przyczyną nadmiernego dogęszczania tkanki miejskiej nowymi inwestycjami. Natomiast podporządkowanie zabytkowego śródmieścia funkcji turystycznej narusza niektóre ponadczasowe wartości Krakowa oraz ogranicza uczestnictwo mieszkańców w użytkowaniu historycznego śródmieścia. We wnioskach zwrócono uwagę na potrzebę korekty obecnych działań przestrzennych na rzecz trwałych zasad kształtowania środowiska miejskiego.
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Reduced activity in all life areas due to the coronavirus pandemic is a good moment to reflect on the unfavorable trends in the redevelopment and expansion of Polish cities, especially Krakow. The article draws attention to the fact that the tourist and business attractiveness of Krakow is the cause of excessive densification of the urban fabric with new investments. The subordination of the historic downtown to the tourist function, in turn, violates some of the timeless values of Krakow and limits the participation of residents in the use of the historic downtown. In conclusion, attention was drawn to the need for correction of the current spatial activities in favor of sustainable principles of shaping the urban environment.
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