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... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > cities: historical overviews > heritage city
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > cities: historical overviews > heritage city
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > urban history > heritage city
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > urban history > heritage city

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heritage city  

Definition

  • The notion and designation of the Heritage City conflates two distinct concepts: city and heritage. City status involves not just size but symbolic importance as well, with the latter a function of history and institutional and political processes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Heritage City]

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