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    Blodomloppet. Ett förslag på hållbar stadsutveckling. Förändringsprocesser och bevarandets samhällsbildande funktion
    (2011-06-23) Örn, Tomas; University of Gothenburg/Department of Conservation; Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård
    This thesis on the sustainable urban development has the intent to discuss the conservator’s position in alteration of the built environment. An essential component of the thesis consists of a case study in the form of an entry in an open architectural competition for the development of Furuset, an urban residential area in Norway. The thesis’ discussion is based on two approaches to change and socio-economic transformations, considered being dominant within the heritage theory and practice: the production of ideas and great narratives and conservation as an instrumental tool. Conservation as part of the production of ideas is discussed from the perceived societal need of a cohesive narrative and how this is often achieved with the formal writing of history. Discussion of the instrumental capabilities of conservation practice is based on 1970s idea of cultural heritage, focusing on traditional preservation of single monuments, versus the idea of Integrated Conservation incorporating a larger socio-political process. The thesis discusses the two conservation strategies and their respective problems as well as function in the forming of society. The qualitative case study examines to which extent the two strategies can be combined in a more dynamic way to manage change, without it being necessary to restricting preservation actions to only instrumental functions, nor to limit the production of ideas of conservatism and essentialism. The essay concludes with a discussion of the case study results.
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    Vallgravsstråket
    (2010-06-29) Han, Hana; University of Gothenburg/Department of Conservation; Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvård
    The subject of empirical study is Vallgravsstråket, an urban space with squares, parks and open spaces that was created in the place of the Gothenburg’s original fortification in the 19th century. The study can be discerned with two moments. The first part unfolds Vallgravsstråket’s obscure historical legibility by looking into the subject’s conditional processes of creating/producing heritage with focus on Vallgravsstråket’s local identity and place-based memory. The second part of the thesis focuses on the area’s operative practicality by studying the consequences of constructing a footbridge over Vallgravsstråket with the help of a morphological analysis. A recurring question involves understanding what makes up Vallgravsstråket and why it is important to preserve it and, for whom. Along these lines, it has been interesting to identify an inconsistent gap between how the area is currently represented, what is commonly stated in legally binding documents and, how the local users evaluate the area. The aim of the study is to unveil different perspectives on Vallgravsstråket in order to obtain a better comprehension of the subject’s cultural-historical, legal and morphological dimensions. The thesis of this dissertation as such, has an inductive nature and grounds from a holistic approach that is motivated by a pluralistic view of reasoning where knowledge cannot be reasoned from one single particular perspective. The dissertation starts out with an intersubjective field study that introduces the area’s ‘urban walls’, ‘urban rooms’ and ‘urban experience’. The thesis then shifts its focus on Vallgravsstråket’s urban development by outlining the significant changes in the history of Gothenburg and analysing the impact of planning interventions. Vallgravsstråket’s urban elements, that is to say, parks, bridges and canal, are evaluated as thematic chapters. The dissertation then exemplifies a qualitative text analysis of legal documents that concern the named area with the purpose of understanding how or why certain approaches have surfaced in debates and researches. After having assessed an adequate empirical background on Vallgravsstråket, the last and final coordinated academic effort has been to experiment with a morphological analytical method both in theory and practice.