Tourism-led regeneration projects in World Heritage Cities through the Historic Urban Landscape lens

A street-level comparative analysis of Kraków, Poland and Yazd, Iran

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ID19230420
AuthorsEhsan Aslani (0000-0001-9179-312X, Ehsan Aslani is a PhD student at the Doctoral School of Social Sciences, University of Lodz, Jana Matejki 21/23, 90-237 Łódź, Poland, ORCID iD), Armina Kapusta (0000-0003-4955-8630, Armina Kapusta is an assistant professor in the Institute of Urban Geography, Tourism Studies, and Geoinformation, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, University of Lodz, Kopcińskiego 31, 90-142 Łódź, Poland, ORCID iD)
Year2026
Pages1-31
Publication date2026-05-29
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTown Planning Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0041-0020 • E-ISSN: 1478-341X
PublisherLiverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3828/tpr.2026.4
OpenAlexW7162754209
LanguageEN
References cited37

This study compares outcomes of tourism-led, street-level regeneration within two World Heritage Cities (WHCs): Grodzka in the Historic Centre of Kraków, Poland, and Masjed Jame in the Historic City of Yazd, Iran. Focusing on local stakeholders, the comparison is based on the declared outcomes of the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) approach, introduced by UNESCO in 2011. A Mann–Whitney U test and effect-size analysis are employed, utilising data obtained through purposive and convenience sampling. Findings reveal that differing tourism maturity levels shape distinct outcomes; therefore, we propose a staged HUL framework to provide context-sensitive planning for emerging and mature WHCs

Cultural heritage · Maturity (psychological) · Regeneration (biology) · Tourism · Urban regeneration · World heritage · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Urban Planning and Governance

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