This dynamic urban heritage approach helps us to overcome the limitations
of nostalgic heritage, in particular in fast-moving transnational cities. These
transnational places reveal an urban dynamic; self-awareness and representation
are shaped by the existence of a diverse population whose socio-cultural
and economic relationships are not necessarily confined to the nation or city of
residence.10 When we accept the stimulating thought that urban heritage might
be a resource for creating the future, a nostalgic approach limits the possibilities
of involvement of transnational populations; in particular, because nostalgia for
a place or particular monuments is not something that people from elsewhere,
with a different cultural background, might feel.