TY  - BOOK
AU  - Yenigüç,Behcet
AU  - Caner,Gizem
TI  - INTRODUCING A MEDTERRANEAN TOWN CONSERVATION SCHEME
PY  - 2022///
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - Dissertations, Academic
KW  - Cyprus, Northern
KW  - Historic districts
N1  - Thesis (MArch) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Architecture Department; Includes bibliography (sheets 97-102)
N2  - ABSTRACT
The Mediterranean has an environment that offers overlapping heritage, as well as 
representing as the beginning and merging stage of world civilizations. It is not just a 
territory linked by a common sea, but it is also where continents meet. In this context, 
almost all historical Mediterranean towns have inhabited more than one civilization 
and have architectural and urban traces of several styles. With the twentieth century, 
the awareness of conservation for the historic artefacts evolved into a building-scale, 
then an urban, and finally a holistic understanding. These conservation methods were 
handled by adapting each towns and country's unique regulations and practices. 
Although a common foundation has been formed through the establishment of 
international conservation strategies, Walled City, Nicosia's process to architectural 
and urban conservation is relatively domestic and inadequate. This town, which should 
be considered as one of the notable historical Mediterranean towns, is compared to 
three other Mediterranean towns (Beirut, Valletta and Palmanova) with their features 
and discussed in terms of conservation approaches. Architectural and urban features 
are emphasized in particular, and it is anticipated that by doing so, a conservation 
scheme can be created so that all historical Mediterranean cities can benefit from urban 
conservation approaches. It is suggested that in the conservation of historical city 
centres, not only the history and characteristics of that city, but also international 
conservation approaches should be integrated and evaluated for each historic city in 
this region.
Keywords: Historic City Centre, Mediterranean Towns, Nicosia, Urban 
Conservation, Walled City
ER  -