Redefining urban heritage value for Hanoi trade streets
Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development
ISSN: 2044-1266
Article publication date: 8 July 2020
Issue publication date: 18 January 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to redefine the urban heritage value of trade streets in Hanoi's Ancient Quarter (AQ) and propose an expanded notion of the “historicity” found through intangible cultural heritage (ICH).
Design/methodology/approach
A longitudinal analysis was conducted to examine the historical transitions of trade streets, thereby providing an alternative value perspective for considering the area's conservation management. The trade streets were specifically analysed from the pre-colonial era to 2017 using past survey data concerning the distribution and concentration of trade types, statistical documents from the colonial era and recent fieldwork data from investigations into 79 trade streets, thus identifying seven patterns of change.
Findings
Individual trade streets contribute to the unique identities of their respective streets while collectively providing experiential value through the overall variety and density of trade types. Further, the value of modernised trade streets can be found in their support of the area's systemic and experiential values.
Practical implications
Current management approaches should shift to include non-traditional trade streets that have experienced gradual changes or retained specific businesses for long periods of time.
Originality/value
This was the first study to conduct a longitudinal analysis of AQ trading with partial support from statistical data. It explored an expanded way of interpreting historicity from the viewpoint of dynamic ICH along the two axes of pace and intensity by tracing changes in commercial activities over time.
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Acknowledgements
This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers 17J07113 and 19K15164. After the funder examined the research design, its role has been solely on the financial support for the surveys.
Citation
Kashihara, S. (2021), "Redefining urban heritage value for Hanoi trade streets", Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 11 No. 1, pp. 78-94. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCHMSD-11-2019-0147
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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