The Two-Way Framework between Cultural Landscape and Urban Regeneration

In recent decades, the concept of urban regeneration has emerged as a proposed and vital ‎‎‎measure for urban development, with the primary aim of addressing and resolving various ‎‎‎urban problems that cities face. In addition to serving as a strategy for revitalizing challenging ‎‎areas, urban regeneration often involves a particular approach or tendency due to its flexible ‎‎dimensions and principles. This has led to a more defined direction and framework, ‎‎strengthening the theoretical foundations and making the implementation of executive ‎‎measures more effective. As time passes, the expansion of cities has not only altered the ‎physical ‎landscape but also impacted various aspects of urban life, including culture and the ‎‎environment, resulting in a significant gap between humans and their natural surroundings. ‎‎With its holistic view of humans and nature, the cultural landscape offers an effective approach ‎‎to urban regeneration, emphasizing the interaction between people, the environment, culture, ‎‎and nature. Additionally, the principles of management and execution in urban regeneration ‎‎support landscape revitalization. Urban regeneration employs its management and executive ‎‎principles to revitalize landscapes, aiming for the objective and operational development of ‎‎worn-out and inefficient cultural landscapes.‎

The aim of this research is to create a comprehensive two-way framework that illustrates the ‎‎dynamic interaction between cultural landscapes and urban regeneration. In this framework, it ‎‎is essential to recognize that cultural landscapes play a significant role in enriching the ‎‎theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of urban regeneration initiatives. Conversely, urban ‎‎regeneration harnesses its operational and executive capacity in order to actively conserve, ‎‎preserve, and further revitalize the values found within these cultural landscapes. ‎Overall, the ‎‎research aims to illustrate how these two domains can intersect to foster a more ‎holistic and ‎‎integrated approach to urban renewal that honors the past while simultaneously ‎forging paths ‎‎toward resilient and vibrant urban futures.‎

The current research utilized a qualitative and analytical study method, referencing the most ‎‎‎‎recent sources and articles. Initially, the concepts of cultural landscape and urban regeneration ‎‎‎‎were contemplated, followed by an examination and analysis of their components. It ultimately ‎‎‎‎identified both primary and over time values associated with the cultural landscape concept, as ‎‎‎‎well as two components—dimensions and principles—derived from urban regeneration. ‎‎‎‎Primary values encompass physical, activity, and semantic values present in cultural ‎‎‎‎landscapes. Through these values, landscapes are identified. Over time values consist of those ‎‎‎‎added to landscapes through interaction with temporal and spatial contexts, which may evolve ‎‎‎‎into primary over time values. The components of the dimensions and principles of urban ‎‎‎‎regeneration pertain to the areas involved in urban regeneration, while the principles ‎‎‎‎encompass common guidelines gathered from various experts. Ultimately, these four ‎‎‎‎components create a two-way framework that enhances the conceptual foundations of urban ‎‎‎‎regeneration and increases the operational capacity of cultural landscapes. The theoretical ‎‎‎foundations ‎of cultural landscapes provide a strong basis for urban regeneration, while the ‎‎‎adaptable nature ‎and management capabilities of urban regeneration offer appropriate measures ‎‎‎and solutions ‎for landscapes, leading to a convergence of theoretical and practical foundations ‎‎‎between ‎cultural landscape and urban regeneration.‎