Showing papers on "Cultural heritage published in 2007"
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the role that built cultural heritage can play within sustainable urban development and suggest how the built environment contributes to the satisfaction of human needs by providing symbolic meanings that bind cultural groups and communities across generations.
434 citations
TL;DR: This new digital close-range photogrammetry method offers new opportunities such as automatic orientation and measurement procedures, generation of 3D vector data, digital ortho-image and digital surface model.
396 citations
TL;DR: Methods for three-dimensional digitization that are applicable to cultural heritage recording are reviewed.
384 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a concept of "heritage brands" is proposed, which is defined as a dimension of a brand's identity found in its track record, longevity, core values, use of symbols and particularly in an organisational belief that its history is important.
Abstract: This paper articulates a concept of ‘heritage brands’, based primarily on field case research and studies of practice. We define brand heritage as a dimension of a brand's identity found in its track record, longevity, core values, use of symbols and particularly in an organisational belief that its history is important. A heritage brand is one with a positioning and value proposition based on its heritage. The work grew from our lengthy study of monarchies as corporate brands. We describe how to identify the heritage that may reside in a brand and how to nurture, maintain and protect it, particularly through the management mindset of brand stewardship to generate stronger corporate marketing.
367 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the effect of some basic environmental elements on visitors to heritage sites, illustrating that the heritage attraction's physical environment plays an important role in determining both visitors' attitude toward the heritage attractions and future repatronage intentions, as well as their willingness to recommend the experience to friends and relatives.
Abstract: The popular press is replete with articles discussing the various remodeling efforts afoot in many of the prominent heritage attractions worldwide. Undoubtedly, museum curators have acknowledged the tremendous role external surroundings can play in the overall experience of the heritage visitor. This study investigates the effect of some basic environmental elements on visitors to heritage sites, illustrating that the heritage attraction’s physical environment plays an important role in determining both visitors’ attitude toward the heritage attraction and future repatronage intentions, as well as their willingness to recommend the experience to friends and relatives. The study findings indicate that environmental cues can be used as a differential tool to perpetuate brand meaning and uniqueness in the minds of the consumer, thereby creating a competitive advantage for the heritage attraction.
270 citations
01 Dec 2007
TL;DR: Cultural Heritage and Human Rights: Connotations, Conflicts, conundrums, communities, and communities are discussed in this article, where the authors close the Pandora's box: Human Rights Conundrums in Cultural Heritage Protection.
Abstract: Cultural Heritage and Human Rights.- Connotations, Conflicts, Conundrums, Communities.- Closing Pandora's Box: Human Rights Conundrums in Cultural Heritage Protection.- The Indo-Islamic Garden: Conflict, Conservation, and Conciliation in Gujarat, India.- Tourism, Cultural Heritage, and Human Rights in Indonesia: The Challenges of an Emerging Democratic Society.- Transnational Diaspora and Rights of Heritage.- Performing Slave Descent: Cultural Heritage and the Right to Land in Brazil.- Historical Disruptions in Ecuador: Reproducing an Indian Past in Latin America.- Plains Indians and Resistance to "Public" Heritage Commemoration of Their Pasts.- Empty Gestures? Heritage and the Politics of Recognition.- Archeology as Activism.- Genes and Burkas: Predicaments of Human Rights and Cultural Property.
194 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of community identities on heritage tourism has been investigated in four mining areas in Southern Spain where there has been little or no development of the heritage tourism industry and the results obtained are of interest for two reasons: they provide in-depth insight into the nature of industrial heritage tourism; and on the other, they have a clearly practical dimension that recommends the inclusion of indicators relating to community identity in the assessment, planning and management of this type of tourism.
187 citations
03 Dec 2007
TL;DR: A collection of 20 key essays, of authors from 11 countries, representing a wide range of professions including architecture, philosophy, history, cultural heritage management, new media, museology and computer science, examine the application of new media to cultural heritage from a different points of view as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The use of new media in the service of cultural heritage is a fast growing field, known variously as virtual or digital heritage. New Heritage, under this denomination, broadens the definition of the field to address the complexity of cultural heritage such as the related social, political and economic issues. This book is a collection of 20 key essays, of authors from 11 countries, representing a wide range of professions including architecture, philosophy, history, cultural heritage management, new media, museology and computer science, which examine the application of new media to cultural heritage from a different points of view. Issues surrounding heritage interpretation to the public and the attempts to capture the essence of both tangible (buildings, monuments) and intangible (customs, rituals) cultural heritage are investigated in a series of innovative case studies.
172 citations
16 Mar 2007
TL;DR: Theorizing digital cultural heritage as mentioned in this paper provides a critical and theoretical appraisal of the uses of digital media by cultural heritage institutions, considering how digital technology might be used to transform institutional cultures, methods, and relationships with audiences.
Abstract: In Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage, experts offer a critical and theoretical appraisal of the uses of digital media by cultural heritage institutions. Previous discussions of cultural heritage and digital technology have left the subject largely unmapped in terms of critical theory; the essays in this volume offer this long-missing perspective on the challenges of using digital media in the research, preservation, management, interpretation, and representation of cultural heritage. The contributors--scholars and practitioners from a range of relevant disciplines--ground theory in practice, considering how digital technology might be used to transform institutional cultures, methods, and relationships with audiences. The contributors examine the relationship between material and digital objects in collections of art and indigenous artifacts; the implications of digital technology for knowledge creation, documentation, and the concept of authority; and the possibilities for "virtual cultural heritage"--the preservation and interpretation of cultural and natural heritage through real-time, immersive, and interactive techniques.The essays in Theorizing Digital Cultural Heritage will serve as a resource for professionals, academics, and students in all fields of cultural heritage, including museums, libraries, galleries, archives, and archaeology, as well as those in education and information technology. The range of issues considered and the diverse disciplines and viewpoints represented point to new directions for an emerging field.Contributors:Nadia Arbach, Juan Antonio Barcelo, Deidre Brown, Fiona Cameron, Erik Champion, Sarah Cook, Jim Cooley, Bharat Dave, Suhas Deshpande, Bernadette Flynn, Maurizio Forte, Kati Geber, Beryl Graham, Susan Hazan, Sarah Kenderdine, Jose Ripper Kos, Harald Kraemer, Ingrid Mason, Gavan McCarthy, Slavko Milekic, Rodrigo Paraizo, Ross Parry, Scot T. Refsland, Helena Robinson, Angelina Russo, Corey Timpson, Marc Tuters, Peter Walsh, Jerry Watkins, Andrea Witcomb
171 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the contribution of digital close-range photogrammetry to measured drawing projects and highlighted the significance of present-day use of DRL in the acquisition of data and preparation of measured drawings projects for historical buildings.
TL;DR: In this paper, the use value of a World Cultural Heritage in Korea using the contingent valuation method (CVM) was estimated based on the results of a pre-test, and 10 price offers were given.
TL;DR: In the 1990s, the World Heritage Committee adopted cultural landscapes as an additional category of property as part of its strategy to broaden the scope of World Heritage listings as mentioned in this paper, which can be applied at all scales.
Abstract: The concept of cultural landscapes has a long and varied lineage, including antecedents in geography and ecomuseums, and can be applied at all scales. In the 1990s, the World Heritage Committee adopted cultural landscapes as an additional category of property as part of its strategy to broaden the scope of World Heritage listings. By July 2006, there were 53 properties inscribed on the World Heritage List and officially recognised as being cultural landscapes. Such recognition is an acknowledgement of the importance of human–environment interactions, especially those of a more traditional type. Not surprisingly, cultural landscapes have their own particular management issues, as well as sharing others with World Heritage properties in general. These properties, however, also present many opportunities to increase people’s understanding of both cultural and environmental values important to the future of humankind on a global level.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyse the discourse on cultural festivals from the perspective of stakeholders involved in traditional and popular culture events in Catalunya and find that there is a high level of agreement about the aims of cultural events and the cultural content that is appropriate for them.
Abstract: Cultural festivals and events are increasingly becoming arenas of discourse enabling people to express their views on wider cultural, social and political issues. Often the debates polarise into those advocating change and those wishing to preserve “traditional” or “local” culture in the face of modernisation and globalisation. This article analyses the discourse on cultural festivals from the perspective of stakeholders involved in traditional and popular culture events in Catalunya. There is generally a high level of agreement about the aims of cultural events and the cultural content that is appropriate for them. In particular, the importance of cultural events in underpinning Catalan identity is seen as being important. However, stakeholders tend to differ more in the meanings attached to concepts such as identity, with policy makers exhibiting a greater emphasis on economic and political issues, whereas cultural producers are more concerned with social aspects of identity. However, the general consen...
TL;DR: In this article, the main values for which 106 sites have been nominated for inclusion on the World Heritage List are presented, and how these values have been used for the representation of the nation, the past and cultural diversity and the construction of national collective identities.
Abstract: This article presents the main values for which 106 sites have been nominated for inclusion on the World Heritage List. The article then analyses how these values have been used for the representation of the nation, the past and cultural diversity and the construction of national collective identities. The exclusions of specific themes and groups of the population as well as their histories and values from these representations are highlighted. Finally, international efforts that aim to relocate these themes and subjects from a marginal to a more central position within official discourses on World Heritage are detailed.
TL;DR: In this article, it is argued that the promotion of urban tourist destinations requires a citywide integrated management approach based on governance principles and strategic vision of competitiveness, and that tourist cities should be redefined to creating a city appeal that is aspiring to all stakeholders.
Abstract: This article outlines basic concepts, issues, and key challenges to competitive and sustainable urban tourist destinations. Given the complex nature of cities, it is argued that the promotion of urban tourist destinations requires a citywide integrated management approach based on governance principles and strategic vision of competitiveness. The discussion in the article centers on global challenges, a review of the literature, and an assessment of emerging trends, needs, and opportunities for city destinations. There is a focus on key constructs promoted by the First World Forum of Urban Tourism in 2005: competitiveness, sustainability, value, and quality. New paradigms of successful destination management are defined with regard to a conceptual approach to competitiveness, cultural heritage tourism, city branding, visitor perception, and urban quality of life. A conclusion is made that promotion of tourist cities should be redefined to creating a city appeal that is aspiring to all stakeholders—tourist...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the development of a Virtual Research Environment dedicated to the exploitation of intra-site Cultural Heritage data, which is based on open-source software modules dedicated to Internet, so users can avoid being software driven and can register and consult data from different computers.
TL;DR: This article applied Contingent Valuation (CV) and Choice Modelling (CM) to estimate the social benefits of restoration and preservation programs for the My Son world cultural heritage site in Vietnam.
Abstract: A substantial part of the United Nation’s World Heritage Sites (WHSs) can be found in developing countries, but many of them are in a bad state. Thus, there is a need to document the social benefits of these global goods in order to justify the costs of restoration and preservation programmes (RPPs). This study adds to the scarce literature on economic benefits of WHSs in developing countries, and reduces the need to perform very uncertain benefit transfers from European or US valuation studies. We apply Contingent Valuation (CV) and Choice Modelling (CM) to estimate the social benefits of RPPs for the My Son world cultural heritage site in Vietnam; both to foreign visitors and the local residents. We then compare the estimates from the CV and CM methods, and pool the results from the two methods. The results show that both CV and CM are suited to estimating the economic benefits of preserving cultural heritage of My Son. The two methods produce very similar results, which can be interpreted as a test of convergence validity. The pooling results give evidence to show that the CV and CM models have the same underlying preference structures. Thus, these valuation models can be successfully used in cost-benefit analyses to assess the benefits to cultural heritage of measures to reduce air pollution, soil erosion, climate change and other causes to deterioration of cultural heritage sites.
01 Jan 2007
01 Jan 2007
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that over the life of the World Heritage Convention, the use of authenticity has not been well understood as a qualifying condition for inscription; that introduction of the complementary integrity requirement has simply compounded confusion; and finally that use of the concepts need to be restructured to improve their effective application for the benefit of World Heritage properties.
Abstract: This paper contends that over the life of the World Heritage Convention, the use of authenticity has not been well understood as a qualifying condition for inscription; that introduction of the complementary integrity requirement has simply compounded confusion; that the ideas which lie behind the two concepts are however critically important for managing nominations to the World Heritage List and improving conservation activity on World Heritage properties; and finally that use of the concepts need to be restructured to improve their effective application for the benefit of World Heritage properties. The paper contends that the key to restructuring use of the concepts is first recognizing the critical conceptual distinction between authenticity and integrity in measuring and designing strategies for improving the state of conservation of World Heritage properties, namely that authenticity may be understood as the ability of a property to convey its significance over time, and integrity understood as the ability of a property to secure or sustain its significance over time. The paper shows how the restructuring of the two concepts, defined in this way, can provide tangible indicators for applying the unified concepts in a number of contexts. Finally, the paper extends this approach and proposes an illustrative framework which could be explored for application to a range of heritage typologies found on the World Heritage List (archaeological sites, historic towns, architectural monuments and complexes and cultural landscapes).
01 Jan 2007
TL;DR: An overview of research activities within the pan-European network COST Action G8 is given in this paper, which aims at achieving a better preservation and conservation of our cultural heritage by increasing the knowledge in art and archaeological objects through chemical and physical analyses.
Abstract: This paper gives an overview of research activities within the pan-European network COST Action G8. COST is an EU initiative that allows the coordination of nationally funded research at a pan-European level and its activities are based on so-called actions which are networks on a specific topic covering basic and pre-competitive research. Action G8 is one of these networks and has 24 member countries.
Its first goal aims at achieving a better preservation and conservation of our cultural heritage by increasing the knowledge in art and archaeological objects through chemical and physical analyses. Furthermore Action G8 aims at creating a Europe-wide environment, in which people directly concerned with the maintenance of our cultural heritage (i.e. art historians, archaeologists, conservators and curators) and analytical scientists (i.e. physicists, chemists, material scientists, geologists, etc.) can exchange knowledge. The multidisciplinary community of action is essential as in the current economic climate it is extremely difficult for museums to develop new analytical methods or techniques. The need for collaboration with experts in state-of-the art analytical instrumentation is therefore very high and can tap-in to sources of knowledge and sophistication of equipment, which would otherwise be impossible in the small conservation and science groups in museums.
TL;DR: In this paper, an interdisciplinary approach based on co-operation between geologists, environmental scientists, chemists, material scientists, civil engineers, restorers and architects is proposed to strengthen the knowledge base dealing with the causes, consequences, prevention and solution of stone decay problems.
Abstract: Stone buildings and monuments from the cultural centres of many of the world's urban areas. Frequently these areas are prone to high levels of atmospheric pollution that promote a variety of aggressive stone decay processes. Because of this, stone decay is now widely recognized as a severe threat to much of our cultural heritage. If this threat is to be successfully addressed it is essential that the symptoms of decay are clearly identified, that appropriate stone properties are accurately characterized and that decay processes are precisely identified. It is undoubtedly the case that successful conservation has to be underpinned by a comprehensive understanding of the causes of decay and the factors that control them. The accomplishment of these demanding goals requires an interdisciplinary approach based on co-operation between geologists, environmental scientists, chemists, material scientists, civil engineers, restorers and architects. In pursuit of this collaboration, this volume aims to strengthen the knowledge base dealing with the causes, consequences, prevention and solution of stone decay problems.
TL;DR: A review of the latest development involving the emerging applications of SERS for the analysis of organic pigments and dyes used in works of art and cultural heritage material can be found in this article.
Abstract: Purpose – Identification and characterization of organic pigments and dyes used in works of art and cultural heritage material such as prints, drawings, manuscripts, paintings, and textiles can provide important information for dating, authentication, and conservation treatment of these objects and studying art history in general Applications of surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) for this purpose have recently attracted increasing attention of both academic scientists and museum researchers This paper aims to review the latest development involving the emerging applications of SERS for the analysis of organic pigments and dyes used in works of art and cultural heritage materialDesign/methodology/approach – First, the importance of organic pigments and dyes in the studies of works of art and cultural heritage material and the challenges in their identification and characterization are briefly summarized This is followed by a discussion on sampling considerations in the context of art and archaeol
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider the problem of accommodating indigenous cultural heritage values in resource assessment and valuation, and suggest a need for price-based approaches to valuation to be replaced by or complemented with quantitative constraints on the decision space, reflecting the requirement that rights should not be violated.
01 Jan 2007
TL;DR: O'Keeffe et al. as mentioned in this paper discuss landscape, identity and the memorialization of conflict in the Scottish highlands, including the battle for an Irish American identity at Ellis Island National Monument and the role of monuments.
Abstract: Contents: Preface Part I Landscape, Memory and Identity: Landscape and memory: historiography, theory, methodology, Tadhg O'Keeffe Memory, identity and the memorialization of conflict in the Scottish highlands, Iain Robertson and Tim Hall The battle for Annie Moore: sculpting an Irish American identity at Ellis Island National Monument, Joanne Maddern Constructing famine memory: the role of monuments, John Crowley 'Fostered to trouble the next generation': contesting the ownership of the Martyrs commemoration ritual in Manchester 1888-1921, Mervyn Busteed Part II The Politics of Heritage and the Cultural Landscape: Changing conceptions of heritage and landscape, Paul Claval Valorizing urban heritage? Redevelopment in a changing city, Naimh M Moore Moving buildings and changing history, Stephen F Mills Military heritage, identity and development: a case study of Elvas, Portugal, JoAGBPo LuA-s Jesus Fernandes and Paulo Carvalho Landscapes in the living memory: new year festivities at Angkor, Cambodia, Tim Winter Index
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared environmental values and impacts within a large sample of sites and energy alternatives treated within a common methodological framework, and found that cultural heritage values were not related to natural environment values.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used TOBIT model to determine the determinants of the willingness to pay, a truncated model was used to identify the characteristics of the potential clientele.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors address both the emergent mobilities and familiarity tourism agendas as essentialisms of nation, Europeanness, and past urban living through the medium of a pre-industrial urban heritage museum, Den Gamle By.