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Cultural heritage
About: Cultural heritage is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 28201 publications have been published within this topic receiving 273875 citations. The topic is also known as: cultural assets & cultural goods.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors found that the visitor group is more diverse and includes both "generalist" tourists and those who come to a place with a very specific purpose in mind.
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24 Feb 1989
TL;DR: In this article, the evolution of conservation and its economics is discussed and a case study of the economics of conservation of the cultural built heritage is presented, along with case studies in the case studies.
Abstract: Introduction: The evolution of conservation and its economics Part I. Planning and management in the conservation of the urban system: 1. Life cycle in the urban system 2. Planning and management of urban resources 3. Planning for urban conservation Part II. Conservation of the cultural built heritage: 4. The nature of the cultural built heritage 5. Identification and protection of the CBH 6. Management and planning in the conservation of the urban cultural heritage Part III. Economics in urban conservation: 7. Economics in the management of the built environment 8. Economics in the conservation of the CBH 9. Economics in planning for conservation of the CBH 10. Valuation of the cultural built heritage 11. Screening of the inventory or list 12. Who benefits and who loses from conservation of the CBH? Part IV. Selected tools of economic analysis for project evaluation: 13. Financial impact: financial analysis 14. Economic impact: social cost benefit analysis 15. Community impact: community impact analysis Part V. Case Studies in the Economics of Conservation of the CBH 16. The case studies Notes Bibliography Index.
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01 Jan 2006
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the relationship of universality and relativity in the concept of truth and in value judgements in different cultural contexts, making reference to traditional and modern philosophies, as well as the international conservation doctrine.
Abstract: The scope of this paper is to examine the relationship of universality and relativity in the concept of truth and in value judgements in different cultural contexts. Reference is made to traditional and modern philosophies, as well as the international conservation doctrine. It is observed that while the sources of information may vary from one culture to another and over time, the notion of truth appears to have universal relativity. This is important in the notion of authenticity considering that it is fundamentally understood as being true to oneself. The paper further explores the verification of authenticity and the definition of integrity in different types of cultural heritage sites, exemplified in selected properties nominated for inclusion to the World Heritage List.
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01 Jan 2006
TL;DR: A good introduction to current research and issues in the region, with its common origin of human colonisation that has emerged in so many cultural directions, is given in this article, with a clear, accessible style.
Abstract: landscape use, and agriculture proposed by David Harris, Matthew Spriggs, Ian Hodder and others. Denham sees strengths in all three key approaches, and senses the ambiguities that arise from false dichotomies arising from the social construction of landscape and culture (see Head 2000). The perceptions of, and contrasts between, natural and human environments or nature and culture shift uneasily from Rottnest Island (southwest Australia) to Easter Island; from the Roaring Forties to the Tropic of Cancer; and from Pleistocene to present. Should Australia really be in there, without more on Torres Strait and the Neolithic Divide that sets it apart? Is climate change a more powerful determinant of cultural change in Australia than elsewhere in the Pacifi c? If there are major differences between Australian and Pacifi c prehistory, the politics that surround cultural heritage have much in common. Smith provides a case study of issues in the establishment of Levuka as a heritage site in Fiji. Indigenous perceptions of archaeological research in different parts of the New Caledonia are explored by several authors (Sand, Bole and Ouetcho; Cauchois; Gugay-Grist; Mandui). Training of indigenous people is a major need, and Herman Mandui is alarmed at the destruction of cultural heritage in economies driven by urban expansion and economic development. The book certainly provides a good introduction to current research and issues in the region, with its common origin of human colonisation that has emerged in so many cultural directions. Although the coverage is uneven, key research questions are illuminated by current research with a clear, accessible style.
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TL;DR: The concept of heritage management has arisen in response to the special needs of the heritage industry as discussed by the authors, and conservation is a vital component of their management, while at the same time management has a responsibility to the community to preserve the site for posterity.
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