TY - GEN N2 - ­This book discusses how cities' identities are formed and developed over time and portrays architecture and the arts as the embodiment of the historical, cultural, and economic characteristics of cities. Furthermore, it explores strategies and solutions to preserve the cultural heritage along the Silk Road, representing a compilation of research addressing the economic and social opportunities and challenges related to the development of a more sustainable and responsible approach to tourism development and the preservation of heritage. As such, it covers a wide range of audiences including economists, architects, planners, tourism experts, and decision-makers interested in making use of cities' available resources and features, offering strategies to explore development opportunities through sustainable and responsible tourism along the Silk Road. ­ This book is a culmination of selected research papers from the first version of the International Conference on "Silk Road Sustainable Tourism Development and Cultural Heritage (SRSTDCH)" which was held in 2021 in collaboration with Aristotle University of ­ Thessaloniki, the European Interdisciplinary Silk Road Tourism Centre, Greece and the 5th Edition of the International Conference on "Cities' Identity through Architecture and Arts (CITAA)" which was held in 2021 in collaboration with University of Pisa, Italy. DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-31027-0 DO - doi AB - ­This book discusses how cities' identities are formed and developed over time and portrays architecture and the arts as the embodiment of the historical, cultural, and economic characteristics of cities. Furthermore, it explores strategies and solutions to preserve the cultural heritage along the Silk Road, representing a compilation of research addressing the economic and social opportunities and challenges related to the development of a more sustainable and responsible approach to tourism development and the preservation of heritage. As such, it covers a wide range of audiences including economists, architects, planners, tourism experts, and decision-makers interested in making use of cities' available resources and features, offering strategies to explore development opportunities through sustainable and responsible tourism along the Silk Road. ­ This book is a culmination of selected research papers from the first version of the International Conference on "Silk Road Sustainable Tourism Development and Cultural Heritage (SRSTDCH)" which was held in 2021 in collaboration with Aristotle University of ­ Thessaloniki, the European Interdisciplinary Silk Road Tourism Centre, Greece and the 5th Edition of the International Conference on "Cities' Identity through Architecture and Arts (CITAA)" which was held in 2021 in collaboration with University of Pisa, Italy. T1 - Cities' vocabularies and the sustainable development of the Silkroads / AU - Kostopoulou, Stella, AU - Herrera-Franco, Gricelda, AU - Wood, Jacob, AU - Al-Kodmany, Kheir, CN - G156.5.S87 ID - 1481376 KW - Sustainable tourism KW - Cities and towns KW - Cultural property SN - 9783031310270 SN - 3031310276 TI - Cities' vocabularies and the sustainable development of the Silkroads / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-31027-0 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-031-31027-0 ER -