Sustainability of Lithuanian villages with churches and landscape
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15695482 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vilma Karvelytė-Balbierienė (Kaunas University of Technology, corresponding author), Indrė Gražulevičiūtė–Vileniškė (0000-0002-4396-4657, Kaunas University of Technology) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-79 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2044-1266 • E-ISSN: 2044-1274 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/jchmsd-09-2012-0043 |
| OpenAlex | W2005126804 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the historical, cultural, and social significance and the role in landscapes of Lithuanian villages with churches and to formulate the hypothetical framework for their revitalization and consequent sustainable development of country's rural landscape. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology of the research encompassed the desktop study (analysis of literature, archival data, maps, and statistical data) and the analyses on site (observation, measurements, and recording in photographs of buildings and urban structures). Findings – The findings of the research include the analysis of the historical development of country's rural settlements with the religious function, formulation of the notion of the contemporary village with church, identification of the contemporary network of country's villages with churches and analysis of their current socioeconomic and sociocultural situation and the role in rural landscape. The results of the analyses were used formulating the hypothetical framework for the revitalization of the villages with churches and the sustainable development of the rural landscape. Originality/value – The analysis of literature demonstrated that Lithuanian villages with churches and their significance for the sustainable development of country's rural landscape are paradoxically neglected subjects. Meanwhile, the foreign experience has demonstrated that historic rural settlements, including the settlements with the religious function, are important not only as separate cultural assets but also can play an important role in the identity, viability, and the sustainable development of rural landscapes. Thus the findings of the research demonstrating the peculiarities and potential of Lithuanian villages with churches can be used in the fields of heritage preservation, landscape management, and rural development
Archaeology · Cultural landscape · Economic growth · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Human settlement · Lithuanian · Originality · Political science · Qualitative research · Regional science · Rural area · Rural settlement · Social science · Sociology · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Urban Development and Cultural Heritage · Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |