Sustainable Conservation of Urban and Cultural Heritage

Dear Colleagues,

Cities, as the center of human production and living, carry the historical information of human culture and hence produce a significant amount of cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible. People have the most intuitive feeling of physical cultural heritage represented by buildings or structures, and it helps them to experience the diversity of history and culture of other cities. At the same time, these cultural legacies have a wide range of effects on present living conditions. Developing strategies to strike a balance between the long-term viability of urban expansion and the preservation of cultural heritage has become an issue for practically all communities. On the other side, a livable, peaceful, and rich urban environment is required. As a result, the theme of "urban and cultural heritage sustainability" is explored in this Special Issue from the perspectives of field survey analysis, historical value discovery, assessment mechanism construction, management system optimization, and conservation measures. The content of innovation and research includes but is not limited to the following:

• Controlling the historical city's capacity;
• Systems for managing cultural heritage;
• Methods and strategies for comprehensive evaluation;
• Practices in field research;
• Protection of cultural heritage;
• Historiography of urban construction;
• Cultural heritage digitization;
• Urban renewal and heritage preservation.

Prof. Dr. Zhiqing Zhao
Dr. Qinglian Wang
Dr. Bocheng Zhang
Guest Editors

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