Managing Conservation of the Built Heritage in Post‐socialist Budapest: Evidence from the Old Jewish Quarter
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Like other Eastern European countries, Hungary has undergone processes of societal and economic restructuring since 1990. This has given rise to a changed cultural‐political context shaped by forces such as (re)privatisation, strengthening of local government and growth of civil movements. This has led to new opportunities as well as challenges for managing conservation of the built heritage. In Budapest, protection of the built heritage is achieved either through state protection of outstanding ‘monuments’ or through conservation objectives dictated by planning authorities within a two‐tiered local government system. These different levels of conservation authority can sometimes lead to conflicting approaches, as in the case of recent urban renewal in the Old Jewish Quarter. This paper examines the approach to urban conservation taken in Budapest at the various official levels, as well as organised initiatives by the voluntary sector in the light of post‐socialism and associated cultural change.
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13(2)
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136-156
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Link to article (paywalled), Managing Conservation of the Built Heritage in Post‐socialist Budapest: Evidence from the Old Jewish Quarter
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Managing Conservation of the Built Heritage in Post‐socialist Budapest: Evidence from the Old Jewish Quarter. 2007: 136-156. https://archive.jpr.org.uk/10.1080/13527250601119025
