Urbanism and Heritage in Ostend
The central question in the research is how the heritage conservation on one hand and city renewal on the other, can be reconciled in a local policy. This issue consists of two sub questions. Firstly a rather general question: how can two policy domains as heritage conservation and city renewal, each with its own practice, instruments and finality, be joined? And secondly a more fundamental question: which criteria define the (heritage) value of a building, site or urban figure and how can these values determine a level of conservation as well as ensure space for development?
Urbanism and Heritage in Ostend