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Urban Transformation and Sustainable Development of Small Historic Towns

Small historic towns in Europe face many common challenges that remain rela-tively unknown and unrecognized. Small towns make an important element in a settlement network. Their urban functions provide a range of key services to rural areas surrounding them and are an important developmental stability and vitality factor of the wider area. In Europe, the majority of small towns are historic towns whose urban heritage significantly contributes to local identity, from local to na-tional and wider level. Small historic towns face common challenges, including the lack of administrative capacities and the lack of flexibility to adapt to complex demands of modern development. This leads to a reduction in economic activities and service functions, demographic problems and general economic, social and physical decline. Urban transformation of small historic towns is a specific topic requiring innovative approaches. Successful urban renewal models for small his-toric towns are models that are capable of achieving a balance between the preservation of their cultural heritage and the demands of development ; strength-ening their competitiveness while preserving their authenticity.

Small towns ; Small historic towns ; Urban heritage ; Urban transformation ; Sustainable development

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