| Urban Conservation of Cultural Heritage In The old Town of Adwa
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2024-02-01
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Addis Ababa University
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This study is concerned with the urban conservation of the old historic town of Adwa The overall objective of this study is to identify urban characteristics and the potentials of the old town that makes it endigenous, to study the causes of challenges in urban conservation practices integrating with modern planning, and finally to propose approaches that help to safeguard. The study focuses on the documentation of urban cultural heritage of the old town of Adwa. Study focuses on distinctive cultural heritage of the old town which encompasses layers of histories that require further detailed investigation. Moreover, the study purposes to conserve the old town that allows to create historic continuity to the next generation. The study used the case study method to meet the aim of the research. direct observation, questionnaires, interviews, and focus group discussions were organized to collect the necessary data. Various documentations as secondary data used to study and analysis the old town. The International literature focusing urban cultural heritage were reviewed. Contextual review of the old town is part of the study. As a conclusion The old town of Adwa incorporates a lot of layers of history and evidence of the past indigenous achievements towards town development. It is concluded that the current fast urban growth continues the old town will lost completely. Thus, urban conservation should be applied to safeguard inheritance. It is recommended that the historic town of Adwa distinctive cultural heritages which encompasses layers of histories require further detailed documentation, investigation that allows to safeguard from deterioration.
Key Words: Urban Conservation, Heritage, old town, Historic town, Adwa, Urban characteristics.