Urban Heritage and Landscape Lab
Introduction of the Research Group
The Urban Heritage and Landscape Lab at BME consists of 5 researchers in the field of urban studies, architecture and geography at the department of Urban Planning and Design, having a strong background in research and projects dealing with culture, tourism and identity in European cities and regions. We deal with urban and regional identity, heritage and tourism development in strong cooperation with municipalities, cultural stakeholders, NGOs and local communities, having also a good experience in working with other disciplines such as sociology, economy and regional development, tourism studies and all fields in architecture and urban studies. Our approach is development oriented, delivering data and research background on urban and regional development scenarios, focusing on the sustainable usage,design and governance of heritage-related spaces and the communities benefiting from these. We analyze databases from social media user generated content, from statistical data and local surveys, and translate these into research results and development strategies usable and understandable for local and regional stakeholders. We are open to multi-disciplinary projects with a great experience in leading transnational programs focusing on local and regional tourism and heritage development!
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Publications
- Kádár, B. (2014). Measuring tourist activities in cities using geotagged photography. Tourism Geographies, 16(1), 88-104.
- Kádár, B., & Gede, M. (2021). Tourism flows in large-scale destination systems. Annals of Tourism Research, 87, 103113.
- Kádár, B., & Klaniczay, J. (2022). Branding Built Heritage through Cultural Urban Festivals: An Instagram Analysis Related to Sustainable Co-Creation, in Budapest. Sustainability, 14(9), 5020.
-Djukić, A., Kadar, B., Stan, A., & Antonić, B. (2022). D+ Atlas: Atlas of Hidden Urban Values along the Danube [Картографска грађа].
-Wettstein, D. (2022) Balaton Architecture. Tarsoly, Budaest, 279 p.
Awards
- Research on urban tourism based on Flickr UGC using network models well cited with high impact
- Research on lake Balaton cultural and tourism landscapes published also in book format
- Research on Danube's tourism networks published in papers and books
- lead partners of two DTP interreg projects: DANUrB
Journals
Cities, Annals of Tourism Research, Sustainability, Tourism GeographiesProjects
2017-2019: DANUrB DTP interreg project, Lead Partner
2020-2022: DANUrB+ DTP interreg project, Lead Partner
2022-2024: ComPaRe - ERASMUS+ project
2011-2012: Intelligent environment and e-technologies - TÁMOP-4.2.1/B-09/11/KMR-2010-0002
2013-2014: Cities Revi(si)ted: Budapest, Barcelona - ERASMUS+ project
Industry relations
Municipalities in most countries of Central and Eastern Europe, KÉK Hungarian Center for Contemporary Architecture, GPS PocketGuide, Digital Blue FoamConferences
DOCONF - Facing post-socialist urban heritage - 2020, 2018, 2016, 2014, Budapest - International conference organized by BME department of urban Planning and Design
DANUrB and DANUrB+ 2017-2022, Budapest - International conferences organized by the lab