Historic District Upgrading Strategies
HOW TO MANAGE AND UPGRADE HISTORIC DISTRICTS IN A TIME OF RAPID URBAN CHANGE?
We help to develop policies and instruments to revitalise old neighbourhoods with respect to the historic fabric.
Urban Regeneration Plans
Million US$ Investment
Local Planners Equipped
UNESCO World Heritage Listing
HERITAGE-LED URBAN REGENERATION
Hong Kong, 2017
- Occasion: Urban Land Institute – invitation only moderated seminar
- Topic: Presentation to build the case for heritage-led urban regeneration in Yangon – from study to implementation
- Audience: 50 ULI members mainly real estate investors and developers active in the Asian market
HERITAGE-LED URBAN REGENERATION PLAN
Yangon, Myanmar 2016
- Client: Cities Development Initiative for Asia / Asian Development Bank
- Partners: Yangon City Development Committee and Yangon Heritage Trust
- Project: Team Leader / Heritage Economics Expert for a 6-month technical assistance to YCDC and YHT to produce a pre-feasibility study on potential tools and instruments to unlock private and public investment in three pilot areas in downtown Yangon
- Result: Resident targeted micro-finance scheme for urban upgrading operational and Heritage Fund for renovation of public heritage assets tabled for political approval
- Download: Heritage Works – heritage-led urban regeneration pilot project in Yangon
CULTURAL HERITAGE STRATEGY FOR GUIZHOU
Guizhou, China 2006
- Client: World Bank / Guizhou Government
- Partners: Tongji University / EASEN International
- Project: Heritage economics / cultural tourism specialist in a one-year technical assistance and capacity building trajectory with Guizhou government to set up community based sustainable tourism initiative in Guizhou province, including village infrastructure, restoration of ancient historic buildings and protection and marketing of intangible heritage
- Result: US$20million investment in upgrading of old towns in Guizhou province
- Download: Guizhou Cultural Heritage Tourism Strategy
URBAN REGENERATION PILOT IN ISTANBUL
Istanbul, Turkey, 2006-2008
- Client: Urban Solutions/ Zeytinburnu Municipality/ Istanbul Technical University
- Partners: MATRA fund through Royal Haskoning DHV
- Project: Heritage economics expert in a one-year technical assistance and capacity building trajectory to Zeytinburnu Municipality to develop a pilot project for newly approved Urban Regeneration Act in historic district in Istanbul
- Result: Participatory design of historic neighbourhood square; PPP financing structure for area based urban regeneration
- Download: Istanbul Cultural Valley Urban Rehabilitation Project
ELMINA CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME
Elmina, Ghana, 2006
- Client: European Commission
- Partners: KEEA District Assembly / Urban Solutions
- Project: Team leader / local economic development expert in a two-year technical assistance and capacity building project assisting the local development and traditional authorities in managing a 1.5-million-euro investment project to promote sustainable urban environment while at the same time stimulating the local economy and preserve the cultural heritage through tourism.
- Download: Elmina Heritage Project Summary & Elmina Investment Prospectus
