Speaking territories in the cultural landscape: Challenges of transformation in the Central Europe

Pecníková, Jana, 1988-

Speaking territories in the cultural landscape: Challenges of transformation in the Central Europe / Jana Pecníková. -- Cultural landscape is a concept that characterizes the diversity of forms, urban structure, historical value and symbolic function, reflecting the fact that a cultural landscape is a materialized system that carries a variety of verbal, visual and physical aspects of human existence. This scientific paper is based on a definition of cultural landscape that consists of cultural layers which are often associated with the memory of place, and our research is based on Taylor's definition and exploration of cultural landscapes. In terms of the linear dimension of human history, cultures interact, sometimes destroy and forget, but at the same time, the cultural layers are stacked, layered and acquired in various forms and features. The methodology is based on a qualitative case study with focus on challenges connected with transformation and recovery of area that carries traumatic legacy of the past. In the conclusion, the state of historical revitalization is presented.

In Urban resilience and sustainability. -- Springfield : AIMS Press, 2023. -- ISSN 2837-4126. -- Vol. 1, no. 4 (2023), pp. 251-259