Learn from White City —Utilizing the experience of White City’s Heritage Preservation in China's Preservation and Rehabilitation of Traditional Settlements

The preservation work of White City of Tel Aviv as an urban heritage faces similar situation as the preservation of China’s traditional settlements. First, in both cases, the preservation includes not only historic buildings but also the whole settlement as a cultural landscape. Second, both preservation and development are vital and urgent for the residents, and the preservation aims at creating a living city. Third, the amount of historic buildings in need of preservation are tremendous and the majority of them are privately owned. However, in China, the preservation and rehabilitation works of traditional settlements are confronted with enormous problems and challenges, especially on management, preservation, and financial aids. Therefore, it might be beneficial for architects and heritage practitioners in China to learn from the preservation of White City in three aspects: legislation and management, preservation and rehabilitation, and living and development. By this means, the rural built heritage can act as the motivator for the development of China’s countryside.

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978-1-944214-31-9