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Embrey, Leah A. "Heritage Hotel: A Marriage of Heritage Tourism and Boutique Hospitality." VCU Scholars Compass, 2016. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4246.
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As defined by Wai Mun Lim and Mel Endean in 2009 in their article “Elucidating the aesthetic and operational characteristics of UK boutique hotels” in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Boutique hotels have less than 100 rooms, have an individualistic and unique design, are often in historic buildings, and have highly personalized service for guests. I found that a boutique hotel that focuses on historic preservation and heritage tourism does four things. First, it respects the history of the building it is housed in, preserving as much of the original structure as possible. It also takes advantage of the unique features the historical building offers, highlighting them with design choices. Third, it educates guests on the history of the building and the surrounding area with both information and design. Lastly, it encourages guests to visit and engage with other heritage tourism sites in the area, offering concierge services and ticket packages.
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Hanna, Erika. "Planning, preservation and heritage in Dublin 1957-73." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.539959.
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Correia, Shannon. "An Ethnographic Study on Heritage Preservation in Bo-Kaap." Master's thesis, Faculty of Humanities, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32557.
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This research paper analyses the culture and community in Bo-Kaap, which is battling to preserve its heritage amid growing gentrification. Gentrification in this area is analysed as a special case in point, as although gentrification is happening in other neighbourhoods in Cape Town, Bo-Kaap is the home of Islam in South Africa, and is geographically set in a prime location of the city. This research paper includes an ethnographic study, as well as a photographic essay and a podcast series which supports the research in creative forms.The researcher interviewed several people from the area to discern the culture and the issues faced by the community. This paper examines the ethnographic lived experience of the researcher, as well as that of a local family. Three main events are examined to provide insight into the culture and community, namely an AirBnb traditional cooking experience, Eid AlAdha and the visit to the area by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The findings of this paper show that significant changes have and continue to occur, although the community is resilient in their efforts to preserve the culture. This research aims to provide additional and alternative records of the culture of the community as it stands in present day, in a holistic research effort. It also showcases the importance of the rich culture of the community which society needs to ensure is preserved.
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Breed, Henry. "International organizations and heritage preservation : the case of Venice /." Genève : Institut universitaire de Hautes études internationales, 1991. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb369576840.
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Forrest, Craig J. S. "International law and the preservation of underwater cultural heritage." Thesis, Online version, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=1&uin=uk.bl.ethos.324230.
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Neves, Maria. "Towards(MOFs) Integration for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université Paris sciences et lettres, 2022. http://www.theses.fr/2022UPSLS013.
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La présence de polluants dans l’air intérieur incite les chercheurs à trouver de nouvelles solutions. Les composés organiques volatiles (COVs) sont une classe de polluants nocifs pour la santé mais associés aussi à la perte d'artefacts culturels. Dans le cadre du projet EU-H2020 'Nemosine' (solutions d'emballage innovantes pour le stockage et la conservation du patrimoine culturel du XXe siècle à base de dérivés de cellulose; partenaires: universitaires, PME et utilisateurs), de nouveaux adsorbants de type Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOF) ont été étudiés pour résoudre ce problème.L'un des principaux composants qu'il est important de capturer est ici l'acide acétique (AA), qui est issu de la dégradation autocatalytique de l'acétate de cellulose, à partir duquel les bobines de films anciens sont produites. Cependant, l'AA est présent en quantité bien inférieure à l'eau présente dans l’air ambiant ce qui rend son adsorption sélective un véritable défi à surmonter. Cette problématique est extrapolable à la capture d’autres Composés Organiques Volatils polaires.Les MOFs, de par leurs structures et compositions aisément modulables en fonction de l’application visée, ont été explorés majoritairement pour la séparation. Afin d’accéder à une adsorption plus sélective de l’AA en conditions environnementales, deux stratégies ont été mises en place : soit accroître le caractère hydrophobe, soit augmenter les interactions entre l’AA et la charpente du MOF. Dans cette thèse, la présence de sites métalliques acides ou alternativement l'utilisation de ligands fonctionnalisés sur des structures microporeuses a permis d’améliorer la capture de l'AA.Cependant, l’étude des coûts de production de ces MOFs est primordiale en préalable à leur commercialisation. Deux MOFs de référence ont été évalués, parmi lesquels l’un des matériaux les plus prometteurs pour la capture de l’AA. La fabrication de ces MOFs (synthèse et purification) suivant des règles écoresponsables, a été étudiée, leurs conditions de production optimisées et leur mise à l'échelle établie en se basant sur des tests expérimentaux à l'échelle pilote de laboratoire. Cela a permis de concevoir des processus de production à l’échelle industrielle et d’identifier les principaux coûts de production. Pour ces deux MOFs, se basant sur des procédés de synthèse en réacteur à pression ambiante et en conditions vertes, des valeurs inférieures à 30 $/kg pour une production de 1 kton/an ont été calculées. L'échelle, l'investissement en capital fixe et le prix des matières premières se sont révélées des facteurs essentiels pour obtenir les coûts de production les plus faibles.La poudre obtenue après synthèse ne permettant pas l’utilisation pratique des MOFs, leur mise en forme est donc essentielle pour une manipulation sans risque et des performances optimales. Diverses méthodes de mise en forme (granulation, extrusion, incorporation de mousse) ont donc été envisagées. Le processus a été adapté afin de développer un protocole permettant d'obtenir des corps mécaniquement stables tout en conservant les performances initiales afin d’être facilement incorporés dans les boîtes contenant des films anciens à base de cellulose. Les différents échantillons ont été testés par des mesures d’isothermes en corps pur, des tests en chambre environnementale d’adsorption dans les conditions des musées (40 % H.R., à 25 °C).Le travail développé dans cette thèse est issu de l'étroite collaboration entre l'Institut des Matériaux Poreux de Paris, l'ESPCI-ENS et l'Instituto Superior Técnico, l'ULisboaNowadays there is a rising concern in air quality management which has driven researchers to find solutions for improvement. This is the case in museums showcases and archives since the poor air quality raises health issues but also is associated with the loss of cultural artifacts. Within the frame of the EU-H2020 project 'Nemosine' (Innovative packaging solutions for storage and conservation of the 20th-century cultural heritage of artifacts based on cellulose derivate), new active adsorbers based on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOF) were considered to solve this problematic.One of the main components that is vital to capture in these environments is acetic acid, as a result of the autocatalytic degradation of cellulose-acetate, from which films reels are produced. However, acetic acid is present in a much lower amount in comparison with water from ambient air, making the selective capture of acetic acid selective very challenging. This is extensible to other Volatile Organic Compounds, VOCs, due to the predominance of water and its high polarity.MOFs have been explored recently as promising candidates for the separation of gases due to their ability to tune their structure/composition toward the envisioned applications. This can be extended for the capture of VOCs in environmental conditions, either through an increase in hydrophobic character and/or an increase in the acetic acid/MOF interactions. In this thesis two different approaches were explored to improve the selectivity towards acetic acid: either relying on MOFs bearing strong active acidic sites or the use of functionalized ligands combined with structures exhibiting appropriate pore characteristics.In order to consider MOFs commercialization, the production cost needs to be estimated. This was done for two prototypical MOFs, including one of the best MOF identified for acetic acid capture. To this end, their production process (synthesis and washing) under sustainable conditions was modeled based on pilot-laboratory experimental tests. This included the design of the production process, and evaluation of their industrial potential by identifying the main costly elements. The production cost of both MOFs, using batch green condition processes, reached values lower than 30 $/kg for a 1 kton/year production. Scale, fixed capital investment and raw materials price were considered essential for obtaining the lowest possible production cost value.Another important aspect prior to commercialization for cultural heritage preservation is to shape the MOFs in order to avoid excessive pressure drops, loss of valuable materials, contamination of the artifacts, or safety issues. Therefore, various methods (e.g., granulation, extrusion, foam incorporation) have been considered to yield mechanically stable bodies that could be easily incorporated in the museum boxes with as low an impact as possible on the performances. The different shaped bodies were tested using single-component isotherms and, in a chamber, simulating the conditions commonly found in museums (40 %R.H., at 25 °C).The work developed in this thesis was a result of a close collaboration between Institut des Matériaux Poreux de Paris (IMAP), at ESPCI and ENS, and Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), at ULisboa
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Nemaheni, Tshimangadzo Israel. "A cultural heritage resource management plan for Thulamela heritage site." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2003. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02082005-085954.
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Chen, Fuwei. "Preservation, authenticity construction, and imagination of cultural heritage in Taipei." Thesis, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3640736.
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This dissertation commences a critical examination of the issue of historical representation and draw on the fieldwork surrounding Bopiliao Historic District in Taipei to explore how the imagination and authentic sense of heritage influence the designation of historic sites and the way in which people use authenticity to negotiate their position in the progress of place making. The buildings cannot speak for themselves. Historical significance is not a given but something that needs to be interpreted and constantly reimagined. A sentimental yearning for a former time and place is not enough to explain the establishment of this historic district with twists and turns and the ambivalence over it expressed by the host community.
The first empirical chapter describes the historical background, preservation process, and the status quo of Bopiliao Old Street under the influence of the government-supported film Monga, which causes considerable controversy over heritage and culture representation and affects public image of the site and the host community. The second empirical chapter illustrates how an old urban neighborhood has been narrated, interpreted, and eventually certificated and accepted by the public as cultural heritage based on various social groups' heritage imagination and practice. The third empirical chapter examines how the stakeholders construct and employ the idea of authenticity to justify their viewpoint of cultural heritage and to strive for their position in the progress of place making.
My research seeks to contribute to the sociological literature on historic representation, heritage interpretation, and the construction of historical authenticity by exploring the increasingly central role played by media, activists and the locals. The tangible heritage is the production of the interaction between historic relics and the host community. Historical representation in the cinematographic media became a stimulus urging civil resistance to the existing official forms and strategy of historic preservation. Tourism continues to highlight the impact as well, for the opinions of the visiting tourists play an important role in reinforcing the image of destination. The contradiction in the sense of authenticity among social groups implies the existence of entirely different images of cultural heritage. The conflict represents the struggle of establishing local identity in contemporary Taiwan society. It is argued that the preserved heritage never denotes a successful end; rather, it is a start of the dialectical place-making process.
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Sham, Desmond Hok-Man. "Heritage as resistance : preservation and decolonization in Southeast Asian cities." Thesis, Goldsmiths College (University of London), 2015. http://research.gold.ac.uk/12308/.
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This dissertation is about Inter-Asia Cultural Studies and postcolonial studies, with cultural heritage as the subject of examination. It examines how postcolonial heritage preservation can function as an actual decolonization project, with specific reference to the Southeast Asian context, by articulating the relationship between the understanding of history, place-attachment and decolonization. The dissertation suggests that heritage needs to be understood in a trialectic relationship of time, space and identity and not in purely temporal or economic terms, such that the complexity and possibilities of cultural heritage can be articulated. It also argues for the importance of differentiating between depoliticized and radicalized versions of “collective memory”, where the latter provides the space for resistance. Elaborating on the “Inter-Asia” approach and on previous studies of “port cities” as cosmopolitan urban spaces closely related with each other long before the era of “global capitalism” and often marginalized in the nationalist discourses, this dissertation proposes and demonstrates how looking at port cities can be operative as “method”. This methodology allows different locales to become each other’s mutual reference point in an equal way, based on their common historical experiences. With examples mainly drawn from three former British colonial port cities in Southeast Asia—Hong Kong, Singapore and Penang—this dissertation articulates the following issues: (1) Colonial heritage: How is colonial heritage treated in postcolonial societies and how are nationalism and global capitalism implicated within the decision-making process? Why are anti-colonial nationalism and the demolition of colonial heritage not effective ways of decolonization? How might a decolonization process that challenges both nationalism and global capitalism be possible through the preservation of “colonial” heritage? (2) Heritage of port cities: How have heritage places and urban landscapes that embed the histories of port cities been treated in postcolonial societies? What are the ideologies represented behind these treatments? What is the significance of the heritage of port cities for reflections on multiple vernacular modernities, multiculturalism, cultural hybridization and race relations in postcolonial societies? (3) Possibilities of cultural heritage as resistance: How is it possible for cultural heritage to operate as forms of resistance against displacement, neoliberalization and undemocratic decision-making processes? How can the “depoliticized” face of cultural heritage be used as the channel to smuggle in dissent from the dominant paradigm of society? By discussing these themes, the dissertation argues that critical negotiation with the histories embedded in heritage, place-based memory and sense of place associated with heritage, and the association of heritage with “right to city” are significant for the preservation of cultural heritage to function as a project of resistance and decolonization.
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Hardy, Karen J. "Regional heritage preservation planning : an examination through case study analysis /." Thesis, This resource online, 1993. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03032009-040700/.
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Pramartha, Cokorda Rai Adi. "Digital Preservation of Cultural Heritage: The Case of Balinese Kulkul." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/18360.
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Understanding our past determines our ability to understand the present. In this thesis, we present the details of our research dealing with one aspect of Balinese culture, the Balinese traditional communication system (kulkul), undertaken in the Indonesian island of Bali. Balinese kulkuls are mainly made of wood or bamboo and are installed in the bale kulkul that are typically located near temples, and in every temple area, village, and banjar in Bali. The objects, cultural practices, and messages surrounding the different kulkul sounds represent a distinct and unique dimension of Balinese cultural heritage. We focus on capturing and representing not only the information encoded in the artefact, but also the information surrounding the object, such as that on contextual and cultural practices. The central aim of our project is to document, organise, and preserve the relevant kulkul knowledge for the benefit of the Balinese community, and the younger generations in particular by designing and developing a digital portal as a dynamic repository. The basic kulkul knowledge and understanding were obtained through in-depth interviews with selected Balinese cultural experts and knowledgeable community members. Using the results of the interviews, we introduce a new cultural framework based on Balinese cultural principles (Tri Hita Karana and Desa Kala Patra) to capture, classify, and organise cultural artefacts and knowledge of practices, and design and develop the online digital portal prototype to enable the sharing and growth of Balinese kulkul-related knowledge. Finally, the digital portal was made available online at http://ccbp.oss.web.id, and the extensive evaluation was carried out to selected users and communities. The evaluation result suggests that generally, the users perceived the digital portal to be useful and easy to use.
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Cimino, Stephanie Laura. "Managing Change: Integrating Cultural Landscape Values and Industrial Heritage Preservation." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/9919.
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xv, 155 p. : ill. (some col.), maps. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.This thesis provides new ways to understand preservation theory and management objectives for industrial heritage sites by analyzing existing mechanisms for their preservation through values and practices associated with cultural landscape preservation. In addition to discussing the theory and development of existing preservation approaches to cultural landscapes and industrial heritage sites, the study identifies characteristics and values aimed at expanding the framework of historic industrial landscape preservation practice. Using case studies of western hard-rock mining landscapes as the primary examples, the study argues that management strategies based on traditional preservation practices are insufficient for interpreting the complexity of these historic places, and that historic industrial landscape preservation is best served by attending to the range of values and processes associated with the historic landscape and its protection.
Committee in Charge: Robert Z. Melnick, Chair; Mark Davison
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MU, QI. "Rural Built Heritage Preservation and Development in Chinese ethnic area." Doctoral thesis, Politecnico di Torino, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11583/2922918.
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Yung, Hiu-kwan Esther. "Architectural heritage conservation in Hong Kong : an empirical analysis /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B38289489.
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Cho, Hyojung. "Policy system and political dynamics of heritage conservation in the United States." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1181789281.
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Kruger, Cecilia. "Heritage resource management in South Africa : a case study of the Voortrekker Monument Heritage Site, Pretoria." Pretoria : [S.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-06172005-162219.
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Dao, Thi Nhu. "Urbanisation and urban architectural heritage preservation in Hanoi : the community’s participation?" Thesis, Paris 1, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017PA01H025/document.
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Hanoï possède une grande variété de patrimoines architecturaux urbains qui jouissent d'une grande valeur dans la vie communautaire et assurent certaines fonctions dans l'organisation spatiale de la ville. En dépit de grands efforts de l’État, la préservation est encore une tâche difficile. Dans le contexte d'un développement rapide, surtout après la politique de Renouveau en 1986, Hanoï a montré la nécessité de protéger non seulement les valeurs existantes d'un patrimoine isolé, mais aussi leurs dynamiques espaces environnants. Ces éléments se sont trouvés «empiétés», «occupés», menaçant les «messages patrimoniaux». De ce fait, les problèmes patrimoniaux ne sont pas seulement liés à la valeur de chaque bâtiment en soi, mais ils sont également une problématique de la vie urbaine. Les patrimoines font partie du contexte de développement urbain. Leur influence et leurs relations avec d'autres éléments urbains, y compris une vie dynamique et divers besoins de la communauté, sont indéniables. Pour réaliser la thèse, des études de terrain ont été menées sur des sites patrimoniaux situés dans des zones typiques pour l'urbanisation de la ville, l'interaction commnunautaire et le contexte de développement urbain. Cela aide à identifier les problèmes du patrimoine tels que les caractéristiques du patrimoine, la valeur patrimoniale, les relations mutuelles entre le patrimoine - la communauté - le développement urbain, les changements positifs et négatifs des patrimoines, d'autres facteurs pertinents des groupes communautaires. En conséquence, la thèse avance des suggestions pour préserver les patrimoines dans le contexte du développement urbain, encourager la participation communautaire et équilibrer le besoin de préservation et les contraintes du développement urbain. Le développement de l'espace d'interaction entre le patrimoine et la communauté, la mise en place d'un forum du patrimoine pour améliorer le partage de l'information sur le patrimoine au sein des groupes communautaires, la formulation de politiques basées sur la demande du marché et les besoins réels des différents groupes cibles... font partie des orientations suggéréesHanoi owns a huge variety of urban architectural heritages that have a good value in community life and serve certain functions in the city' s spatial organisation. Despite great effort from the State, preservation is still a challenging task. In the context of rapid development, especially after the Renovation policy in 1986, Hanoi has raised the need to protect not only existing single heritage values but also their dynamic surrounding spaces. These elements have been "encroached", "occupied", threatening "heritage messages". Thereby, heritage issues are not only related to the value of each single building itself, but they are also an issue of urban life. Heritages are a component of the urban development context. Their influence and relation with other urban elements, including a dynamic life and diverse needs of the community, is undeniable. To complete the thesis, field surveys were conducted at heritage sites located at typical areas for city urbanisation, community interaction and urban development context. This helps to identify heritage issues such as heritage features, heritage value, mutual relationship between heritage -community -urban development, positive and negative changes of heritages, other relevant factors from community groups. Accordingly, the thesis puts forward suggestions to preserve heritages in the context of urban development, to encourage community participation and to balance the need for preservation and the constraints of city development. Developing the interaction space between heritage and community, setting up a Heritage Forum to enhance the sharing of heritage information among community groups, making policies based on market demand and the actual needs of different target groups... are among the suggested directions
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Diekmann, Anya. "Bridging the gap: the relationship between heritage preservation and tourist consumption." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/211073.
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Bailey, Chad F. "Heritage Tourism in Washington County, Tennessee: Linking Place, Placelessness, and Preservation." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3136.
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This thesis examines the formation of spatial theory and the linkage between space and place and their relationship with historic preservation and heritage tourism. First, this thesis analyzes the terms space and place, and how scholars define each term. Second, this thesis focuses on the concept of placelessness. Third, this thesis examines historic preservation as a strategy to help alleviate placelessness and as a crucial link to heritage tourism. This thesis also will use regional examples of preservation and tourism as exemplified by the preservation efforts of private organizations, citizens, and government officials in Jonesborough,Johnson City, and Washington County,Tennessee. This thesis provides some ideas for the creation of a possible heritage tourism program within Washington County,Tennessee.
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Sabine, Choshen. "Heritage Preservation and Tourism Development in Two ‘Ancient Villages’ of Vietnam." Kyoto University, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/244573.
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ELEFANDI, MOHAMED. "Sustainable environmental development and the urban heritage preservation (Old Aleppo city)." Doctoral thesis, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11566/242898.
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Old Aleppo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is a city inside city. Five thousand years of urban history and development of social and cultural transformation have made it an exciting place in the Near East . It has been ruled by many civilizations. In 1986 UNESCO has classified the Old City as World Cultural Heritage, primarily for its unique dense urban fabric which was entirely intact and mirrored by an authentic mixture of functions, land uses, and lifestyle displaying traditional oriental culture and vitality. An impressive sight, the old city occupies 400 hectares packed with courtyard houses, souks, Khans, Hamam, mosques, churches and Schools, with its tenth-century monumental Citadel rising at its center, which pose with the Citadel the most prominent historic architectural site in Aleppo. Also Aleppo has been an important crossroad for trade which links East and West as it has the longest covered market in the world with a total area of 16 hectares. Aleppo is famous for its environmental green architecture which is not less important than its historical significance; and therefore Aleppo’s sets an example for sustainable architecture; which in the same time reflects originality, identity and environmental solutions of sustainable architecture. However, for about 80 years Old Aleppo has experienced a loss of its sheltering function, because of several mistakes and causes. The city-administration has not been quick enough to recognize socio-economic changes going on outside its walled entities. The incompatibility with the orientations of modernity such as negligence of the urban fabric and traditional architecture approach in turn has led to various forms of pollutions and deterioration such as visual and environmental pollutions and social and economic deterioration that is accompanied by the weakness of the market potentials and tourism, which also led to the migration of many residents. However it is now known that this architectural and urban legacy obtained over the periods of history must gain extensive attention as it is standard now that such historical and archaeological buildings have a great cultural value and not considered the property of specific category or class but rather the property of all humanity; and that’s why it must be restored. Therefore Adoption of environment sustainable development shall enhance the strong relation between the environment and economy; and social security, improving economic conditions and raise the level of social life in way that fits the preservation of the basic components of a natural life. The study has focused on the particularities of the historical city of Aleppo of the urban social and economic fabric and its climatic conditions and it has evaluated it current status. The proposed research will apply the principles and concepts of green architecture environment, sustainable design, the entries of the modern concepts with its positive and negative parts to the city of Aleppo. This can already be seen in the principles of the environmental design which corresponds to the hot arid zone of the city. The study concentrates as well on the historical and architectural significance of the old city of Aleppo; while examining the environmental architecture of it and assessing its past status and the patterns of its traditional houses, covered markets and its fabric. The research is also examining comprehensive problems and mistakes and their causes which face the city. The study finally presents its goals, recommendations and solutions, with benefiting of all the experiences and studies and projects that have been applied on the old city, in order to raise and enhance the environmental and general awareness, with the aim of maintaining the "Old City" alive and well preserved for the future generations and to avoid to make it a ‘dead museum’.Aim
Preserve the historic fabric of the old city of Aleppo, which lies within the World Heritage site, re-revive its historic center by sustainable development and its important environmental dimension is within the futuristic vision can be exchanged and discussed so that it can be a positive point for turning the entire City
Sustainable Development
Defined as “meeting the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.
Sustainable development entails three interrelated dimensions (environmental, economic and social). There are no dividing lines between environment, Socially and Economy since the emergence and spread of the concept of sustainable development, which confirmed beyond any doubt that the sustainability of economic growth can not be achieved under the threat of environmental contaminants.
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ACCORNERO, FEDERICO. "Structural Health Monitoring for Preservation and Safeguard of Architectural Cultural Heritage." Doctoral thesis, Politecnico di Torino, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11583/2566947.
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The preservation of architectural cultural heritage is a complex problem that requires the use of innovative Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and non-destructive investigation methodologies to assess the integrity of decorated artworks without altering their state of conservation. A complete diagnosis of crack pattern regarding not only the external decorated surface but also the internal support is of great importance due to the criticality of internal defects and damage phenomena, which may suddenly degenerate into irreversible failures
Objective of the research is to use the Acoustic Emission monitoring to assess the support of the decorated mural surfaces of the Sacred Mountain of Varallo Renaissance Complex (Italy), developing the application aspects of this technique, which has been widely studied from a theoretical and experimental point of view by some Authors in the safeguard of civil and historical buildings.
Moreover, a correlation exists between the regional seismic activity and the AE signals collected during structural monitoring. Therefore, the AET can be also used for the preservation of decorated artworks from the seismic risk.
Then, the assessment of damage by electrical resistance measurements on laboratory mortar specimens and terracotta statues belonging to Chapel XVII of the Sacred Mountain of Varallo experiencing different stress conditions is presented. The evolution of damage based on changing electrical resistance shows agreement with theoretical predictions of continuum damage mechanics. The continuum damage models provide also theoretical support to estimate statues’ residual lifetime by correlating in situ electrical resistance measurements with measurements on the laboratory specimens.
Finally, the collapse mechanisms of sculpture and building decoration materials is investigated by means of the Overlapping Crack Model and AE technique. These methods permit to explain the size and slenderness effects on the structural ductility and to show that the energy release during the cracks evolution is a surface-dominated phenomenon.
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Pezzo, Stefania <1987>. "Preservation of cultural heritage during armed conflicts: the case of Israel." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/4707.
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The thesis aims at discovering the protection of cultural heritage in Israel and occupied territories. It examines Israel behavior towards cultural property of other religions and communities,in particular highlighting recent episodes regarding appropriation and legitimacy.
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Reich, Alene Wilmoth. "Utilitas and venustas: balancing utility and authenticity in the stewardship of our built heritage." Texas A&M University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/4857.
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This thesis examines the past, present, and potential future of the practice of
Heritage Conservation. Beginning with ancient Roman Architect, Vitruvius, this study
establishes a vocabulary for the ideals of preservation practice. Utilitas and venustas, as
two of the defining features of good architecture, are also key features to consider in the
stewardship of a historic building in active use. The data set used in this evaluation
comes from a symposium given in November 2004 by the Association for Preservation
Technology International (APT), the United States General Services Administration
(GSA), and the United States National Park Service (NPS). Historical background is
presented to give a context for the symposium, which includes foundations, policy, and
practice in the United States. The Venice Charter, National Historic Preservation Act,
NPS, and GSA have been chosen for the Literature Review to provide this background.
With utilitas and venustas as additional criteria for evaluation, the symposium case
studies were mined for examples of practice that could be used to make suggestions for
the future. Based on these examples and the possibilities for improving practice, this
study concludes that the United States should draft a new document outlining an updated philosophy and policy for preservation. Future research would serve to develop
refinements of existing frameworks and to create a new standard for "best practice".
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Olsson, Krister. "From preservation to creation of value." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Infrastructure, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-3618.
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This report asks the question how to balance thepreservation of cultural built heritage against other publicand private interests in local planning. The aim of the studyis to contribute to knowledge about how different actors valuethe built heritage and how they interact in planning. The studydiscusses how this knowledge can be taken into account inplanning practice. As society develops further into a knowledgesociety, the valuation of local environmental qualities seemsto be more complex than during previous decades. For thatreason the maintenance of cultural built heritage is moredifficult to handle than before. The planning process has bytradition been characterised by a strong public sectorinvolvement and by strict procedural links to the regulationsystem. However, private initiatives have come to play anincreasingly important role in the planning process. Thesechanges have led to a situation where decision-making becomesinformal. The question is if planning functions in such waythat all values represented by different interests areconsidered carefully when decisions are made for preservation,renewal or change of the builtenvironment. There are reasonsto question the notion of citizen representation by localpoliticians and experts of various kinds. The theoreticalfoundation for the study is economic valuation theory, andespecially environmental economics, in combination withnegotiation theory and planning theory. These theories are usedas a starting point for an analysis of different actorsunderstanding of the cultural built heritage, their incentivesfor participating in planning, and, hence, for understandingthe interaction which determines preservation practice.Empirical findings are based on a case study of planning andheritage management in the municipality of Umeå. Itincludes studies of five recently completed planning processesconcerning specific real estate properties, as well as, aquestionnaire directed to a random selection of 1000inhabitants in the municipality. The study concludes that theoutcome of planning to a substantial part is depending of theinteraction and relations between the stakeholders, and, hence,structured by what has developed as the intellectual traditionand context of the city. The study shows that the builtenvironment seen as a public good in general is not fullyacknowledged and understood. Consequently, the private goodcharacteristic of the built environment is stressed inplanning, not only by private actors, but also by the publicsector. Furthermore, the study concludes that one importantissue in the management of the cultural built heritage is todraw on the actorsincentives for preservation, hence,paying more attention to the question of future direct andindirect use of the built heritage. An actor who primarilyfocuses on existence value runs the risk of being situated inthe margin of planning, with no real influence on decisionsconcerning heritage management.
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Nguyen, Hue Van, and n/a. "Conservation of the world heritage of Hue : issues and opportunities." University of Canberra. Resource, Environmental & Heritage Sciences, 2000. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20061113.154722.
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Wilson, Andrew S., Vincent L. Gaffney, Christopher F. Gaffney, E. Ch'ng, R. Bates, G. Sears, Thomas Sparrow, A. Murgatroyd, E. Faber, and R. A. E. Coningham. "Curious Travellers: Repurposing imagery to manage and interpret threatened monuments, sites and landscapes." Oxbow, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/17623.
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YesThe AHRC-funded Curious Travellers project (www.visualisingheritage.org) is a data-mining and crowd sourced infrastructure to help record, manage and interpret archaeological sites, monuments and heritage at risk. It provides a priority response to the globally important challenge of sites that have been destroyed or are under immediate threat from natural disasters, neglect, conflict and cultural vandalism. The project uses two workflows to scrape web-based imagery and crowd-source imagery to recreate 3D models of sites and monuments at risk. Many threats to heritage are linked to issues of access – impacting conservation and site management as well as the safety of individuals. The project offers sustainable solutions – working with extant imagery that does not place individuals at additional safety risk, whilst helping to contextualise visible archaeology by linking to relevant site and landscape data and integrating this into local historic environment record frameworks that make this data freely accessible to all.
The full-text of this book chapter will be released for public view at the end of the publisher embargo on 30 Aug 2022.
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Sui, Lai-fong. "Urban re-development and the preservation of traditional heritage hutongs in Beijing /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B3661869X.
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Sui, Lai-fong, and 蕭麗芳. "Urban re-development and the preservation of traditional heritage: hutongs in Beijing." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3661869X.
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Alivizatou, M. E. "Preservation, erasure and representation : rethinking 'intangible heritage' in a comparative museum ethnography." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2009. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/18749/.
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In a critical dialogue with museum and cultural heritage studies, this thesis examines the concept of ‘intangible cultural heritage’ (ICH) and its implications for heritage theory, policy and practice. ICH gained international recognition in the 21st century primarily through the activities of UNESCO. Controversies and gaps inherent in the institutional discourse on ICH, however, have led critics to question not only its assumptions but in some cases its very raison d’être. Taking this forward, the purpose of this thesis is to revisit the ICH discourse and explore alternative negotiations entangled in institutional configurations, intellectual quests for parallel/ subversive heritages and new/ postmuseum paradigms. My point of departure is a critique of the preservationist ethos of UNESCO that has led to the construction of the official ICH narrative. Based on the idea of the ‘politics of erasure’, I argue for the re-conceptualisation of ICH not via archival and salvage measures, but through the reworking of the modern/ pre-modern and presence/ absence dynamics embedded in notions of impermanence, renewal and transformation. Parallel to that, I trace the implications of the ICH discourse for heritage and museum practice. As such, I conduct multi-sited fieldwork research and follow the negotiations of ICH from the global sphere of UNESCO to the localised complexities of five museum milieux. These are the National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington), the Vanuatu Cultural Centre (Port Vila), the National Museum of the American Indian (Washington, New York, Suitland), the Horniman Museum (London) and the Musée du Quai Branly (Paris); selected as fieldwork destinations for the diverse perspectives they offer on ICH in the museum space and discourse. In so doing, I engage with the idea of the new museum, not as a repository of material culture, but as performative space for the empowerment of bottom-up, participatory museology and the reworking of the tangible/ intangible divide. My conclusion suggests that, couched within debates on the politics of recognition, representation and invented traditions and beyond UNESCO’s preservationist schemata, ICH emerges as a contested and critical intervention challenging and reinventing heritage policy and museum-work.
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Spillane, Courtney Ross. "Reconstructing the past : heritage research and preservation activities in Tampa Bay communities." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002243.
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Clark, Danielle. "Negotiating Stones: Immovable Cultural Heritage Preservation in the Event of Armed Conflict." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/18527.
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This thesis proposes that cultural heritage preservation in the event of armed conflict is negotiated through four main frameworks: (1) a political framework of independent governments and UNESCO; (2) a legal framework of international conventions and agreements; (3) a civil framework including local communities and non-governmental organizations; and (4) an armed forces framework spanning military and militant groups. These four frameworks operate in conjunction with one another, at times in complementary or in contradictory ways. Given the intimate connection of immoveable cultural sites to the dynamics of cultural identity, it is assumed in this thesis that the intentional destruction of cultural heritage property is akin to the destruction of a group's cultural identity and to a greater extent a crucial component of ethnic cleansing in connection with social identity theory.
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Zheng, Qilin, and 郑琪琳. "Architectural heritage conservation in China." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/194618.
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As a contribution to econometric research on the role of architectural heritage, this dissertation evaluates non-aggregate data for a total of 2142 designated National Priority Protected Sites (NPPS) in China using hedonic model and ordered probit model. Attempting to verify economic costs of conserving architectural heritage sites in China, the objectives of the dissertation are to find out the grading system of NPPS; to compare the monetary value and non-monetary value methods on architectural heritage conservation; to identify the current criteria of national heritage conservation maintenance funding (NHCMF) allocation for the NPPS; and to select and evaluate the key factors of NHCMF allocation for the NPPS. The research question of this dissertation is: “what are the decision criteria of NHCMF allocation in China?”. The dissertation conceives of one general hypothesis and 17 empirical hypotheses. The general hypothesis is based on the maintenance funding and grading system of each conservation project. The empirical hypotheses are generated from possible determined factors of NHCMF allocation, theories of sustainable development, economic value and heritage value.
Based on the real market information, 7 factors have been identified as the determined factors of NHCMF allocation of NPPS. They are “average household income”, “annual economic benefit”, “average personal salary”, “population”, “ticket”, “types modern building” and “types revolutionary sites”. Of these 7 factors, on the one hand, “average household income”, “annual economic benefit”, “population”, “entry ticket fee” and “types (revolutionary sites)” have positive relationship with the maintenance cost. The positive relationship result implies that the revolutionary sites locate in economic developed area with more population and higher entry ticket fee are more likely to get more maintenance funding. On the other hand, “average personal salary” and “types (modern buildings)” have negative relationship with maintenance funding. The negative relationship result reflects that modern buildings of NPPS with higher average personal salary are less likely getting more maintenance funding.
Based on the hypothetical market data, 4 factors have been identified as the determined factors of NHCMF allocation of NPPS. The factors of “population and “annual economic benefit” have the same relationship with monetary market data. The “maintenance funding” and “original usage” have negative relationship with grading system.published_or_final_version
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Evans, Gareth. "Retaining Wilmington : the role of class, heritage and memory in historic preservation, 1882-1963 /." Electronic version (PDF), 2006. http://dl.uncw.edu/etd/2006/evansg/garethevans.pdf.
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Nunes, Penna Karla. "A critical autoethnographic study of context-related influences on cultural heritage preservation education of World Heritage sites in Northeastern Brazil." Thesis, Nunes Penna, Karla (2018) A critical autoethnographic study of context-related influences on cultural heritage preservation education of World Heritage sites in Northeastern Brazil. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2018. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/41254/.
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This is the story of my academic journey. The story of a science-minded technician educated within a positivist system, and her decision to engage in an enriching and painstaking process of self-discovery, reflection and awareness of how her experiences and chosen paths shaped her as a person and a professional. As the voices in my mind cried out ever louder, I felt I had to do something. After 13 years working as a cultural heritage manager responsible for several UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Brazil, I decided in 2010 to engage in this academic journey because I was battling through personal and professional crises triggered by the inability to find answers and solutions to local preservation problems in Brazil.
When I started asking questions about the impact of political, social and cultural contexts on preservation education, I identified discrepancies that led me down the path of self-inquiry and examining the cultural heritage system that I used to be an integral part of. I adopted different paradigms and approaches along this investigation and, finally, I embraced a critical-constructivist perspective.
In order to address my research questions, I drew upon my own memories and participants' experiences. I set out to find a framework for transforming cultural heritage training and social relationships within the cultural preservation system in Brazil. My autoethnographic journey ended up linking the personal to pedagogical theory, centring attention on relationships between teachers and students, mirroring qualities of a humanizing pedagogy that I discovered and embraced, and which redefined and recreated my always evolving teacher-learner self.
I wrote my 'heroine's journey' in seven chapters, exploring topics, including, among others, autobiography, applied ethnography, critical narrative inquiry, and transformative learning. As a result of an emergent multiparadigmatic approach, the text of my thesis took different forms, including personal narratives, testimonies from my participants, and my drawings.
This academic journey culminated in the need to ‘renovate’ myself as a transformative educator, in the identification of complexities of working in the cultural heritage field in countries “discovered” by Europeans, and in the discussion of the characteristics of an education system rooted in and underpinned by a history of Western colonisation.
Keywords: Cultural heritage preservation education, World heritage sites management, Critical autoethnography, critical narrative inquiry, transformative learning
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Morton, Elizabeth Ph D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Heritage partnerships : national designation, regional promotion and the role of local preservation organizations." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37877.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2006.Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-221).
In this dissertation, I examine the impact of one important type of "heritage partnership," the National Heritage Areas (NHA) program, on historic preservation activities at the grassroots level. NHAs, often termed the "future of our National Parks," have been administered by the National Park Service since the mid-1980s. These projects aim to mobilize local initiatives around a common set of distinct community assets and foster public-private partnerships addressing preservation and development issues on a regional scale. The two case studies I use to explore this issue are the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission (or "Path of Progress"). My analysis focuses on the relationship between two key players: the federal government and local preservation organizations (LPOs). I use the cases to test two hypotheses: 1) By valorizing local resources, national designation will benefit the organized preservation movement; and 2) By crafting and promoting a distinct regional heritage, these projects will mobilize grassroots institutions to work together.
(cont.) To achieve the objectives of local engagement and partnerships, NHAs try to in effect create two new resources, both reliant on grassroots actors: a transformed sense of regional identity and a regional infrastructure committed to its stewardship. My research shows that while some organizations have benefited from these projects in important ways, the transition to this more holistic outlook is often problematic for LPOs since it runs counter to fundamental assumptions about the role of heritage and community-based initiatives. While this dissertation includes an examination and comparison of two case studies, it also addresses much larger concerns regarding the nature of the partnership between federal and local actors in the United States. A historical and theoretical review highlights serious unresolved tensions about the role that the NPS is able to play in meeting the many demands of local advocates; it also brings to light the agency's inability to develop criteria for what merits attention in the face of political pressure, the historic lack of a comprehensive national preservation policy, and the preservation field's ever broadening agenda.
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Saleem, Rabiah. "Preservation of Heritage Sites through Virtual Museums : User Study of Stonehenge Virtual Tour." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Människa-datorinteraktion, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-356063.
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Löfblad, Maria Ulrika. "Constructing place : preservation and reconstruction of folk heritage buildings in Yunnan Province, PRC." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2012. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/21135/.
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This thesis is about preservation of traditional architecture and historical village environments in Yunnan Province, PRC. It asks the question why there has been a surge of interest in preserving and reconstructing historical structures in the reform-era, particularly since the late 19905. Answering this question involves looking at national-level discourse on cultural heritage, including legislation and ideological reasons for interest in preservation. It argues that state interest in tourism is the main factor motivating preservation, but this interest is also linked to ideology, mainly state ideology on patriotism, cultural inclusion, and creating an image of the PRC as a cultural entity where ethnic, cultural, and religious differences are allowed, but only as long as these differences are played out within the parameters set up by the state, and align themselves with the aspirations of the reform-era state, mainly economic development. Hence heritage preservation in Yunnan, a poor province of ethnic multitude, needs to be placed within the context of state and provincial interest in tourism, as a way of re-asserting local identity in the reform-era. Heritage resources represent a way of taking part in the market economy for poor communities. How this is done shifts with location, and the actors involved, but the ultimate aim of preservation projects is linked to tourism, and outside recognition, and in this sense this interest is an outcome of state discourse on development, cultural, and local particularity as a way of attracting tourism. Hence the state has been the pivotal actor driving heritage concerns, and how they are formulated, and interest in heritage is played out within state approved limits, as a response to contemporary discourse on development and capital accumulation.
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Selvaggi, Ilenia <1988>. "Surveying and Three-Dimensional Modeling for Preservation and Structural Analysis of Cultural Heritage." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2017. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/8182/1/selvaggi_ilenia_tesi.pdf.
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Dense point clouds can be used for three important steps in structural analysis, in the field of cultural heritage, regardless of which instrument it was used for acquisition data.
Firstly, they allow deriving the geometric part of a finite element (FE) model automatically or semi-automatically. User input is mainly required to complement invisible parts and boundaries of the structure, and to assign meaningful approximate physical parameters.
Secondly, FE model obtained from point clouds can be used to estimate better and more precise parameters of the structural analysis, i.e., to train the FE model.
Finally, the definition of a correct Level of Detail about the three-dimensional model, deriving from the initial point cloud, can be used to define the limit beyond which the structural analysis is compromised, or anyway less precise.
In this work of research, this will be demonstrated using three different case studies of buildings, consisting mainly of masonry, measured through terrestrial laser scanning and photogrammetric acquisitions.
This approach is not a typical study for geomatics analysis, but its challenges allow studying benefits and limitations. The results and the proposed approaches could represent a step towards a multidisciplinary approach where Geomatics can play a critical role in the monitoring and civil engineering field.
Furthermore, through a geometrical reconstruction, different analyses and comparisons are possible, in order to evaluate how the numerical model is accurate. In fact, the discrepancies between the different results allow to evaluate how, from a geometric and simplified modeling, important details can be lost. This causes, for example, modifications in terms of mass and volume of the structure.
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Tse, Pak-yin. "Sustainability of urban cultural heritage an empirical case study of Hong Kong /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2009. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B41895630.
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Prata, Juliana Mendes. "Patrimônio cultural e cidade: práticas de preservação em São Paulo." Universidade de São Paulo, 2009. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/16/16133/tde-19032010-104346/.
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A ampliação da noção de patrimônio cultural e a consequente inserção da problemática urbana no debate patrimonial ocorre sobretudo a partir dos anos 1970, processo este já consolidado pela bibliografia, destacando-se aí o conceito de patrimônio ambiental urbano. Reconhecendo este processo, esta tese analisa a preservação do patrimônio daí decorrente, que se firmou em torno de três eixos: a questão urbana, o meio-ambiente e a cidadania. Considera que a complexidade da prática preservacionista impõe o estudo da interface da preservação com a gestão urbana e das relações entre teoria e ação, problematizando a própria prática. Especialmente, procura historicizar, problematizar e refletir sobre as práticas do órgão preservacionista estadual, o CONDEPHAAT, a partir deste contexto, em processos de estudo de tombamento de bairros e regulamentação de áreas envoltórias na cidade de São Paulo. Fundamentalmente, procura mostrar como os casos escolhidos avançaram em um novo modo de se pensar o patrimônio, pelo fato de incluírem na discussão sobre a preservação o tema da qualidade de vida e a participação da sociedade civil no processo. Trata-se de uma discussão que inclui também o patrimônio como um direito social à memória.The extension of the notion of cultural heritage and the consequent inclusion of the urban dilemma in the heritage related debates occur mainly from the seventieth years. This process has been already consolidated by the doctrine, being emphasized the concept of urban environmental heritage. Also recognizing such process, this thesis analyses the preservation and conservation of the heritage, which has been studied by three lines: the urban dilemma, the environment, and the citizenship. It is considered that the complexity of the preservative experiences imposes the analysis of the relationship between the preservation and the urban management and between theory and practice. From this context, this thesis specially intends to discuss the history and the problems of the experiences of the estate institution of preservation CONDEPHAAT -, from the analysis of the procedures of listed districts and regulation of surrounding areas of Sao Paulo city. Finally, this thesis intends to demonstrate how the chosen cases moved on to a new way to think heritage, by the reason of including in the discussion the issue of quality of life and participation of the civil society. This discussion also includes the heritage as social right to the memory.
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McCleave, Anne M. "Adaptive use, heritage education, and social gathering places : an alternative approach to educating the public about historic preservation /." view abstract or download file of text, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p1415173.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Oregon, 2003.Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 135-142). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.
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Batten, Bronwyn. "From prehistory to history shared perspectives in Australian heritage interpretation /." Thesis, Electronic version, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/445.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Macquarie University, Division of Society, Culture, Media and Philosophy, Warawara - Dept. of Indigenous Studies, 2005.Bibliography: p. 248-265.
Introduction and method -- General issues in heritage interpretation: Monuments and memorials; Museums; Other issues -- Historic site case studies: Parramatta Park and Old Government House; The Meeting Place Precinct - Botany Bay National Park; Myall Creek -- Discussion and conclusions.
It has long been established that in Australia contemporary (post-contact) Aboriginal history has suffered as a result of the colonisation process. Aboriginal history was seen as belonging in the realm of prehistory, rather than in contemporary historical discourses. Attempts have now been made to reinstate indigenous history into local, regional and national historical narratives. The field of heritage interpretation however, still largely relegates Aboriginal heritage to prehistory. This thesis investigates the ways in which Aborigianl history can be incorporated into the interpetation of contemporary or post-contact history at heritage sites. The thesis uses the principle of 'shared history' as outlined by the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation, as a starting point in these discussions.
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Moraes, Ewerton Henrique de [UNESP]. "Os bens ferroviários nos tombamentos do Estado de São Paulo (1969 - 1984)." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/135887.
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Os tombamentos de bens ferroviários no Estado de São Paulo tiveram início com a abertura do processo de tombamento da Estação Ferroviária de Bananal, no final dos anos de 1960. Entre 1969 e 1984, recorte deste estudo, o Conselho de Defesa do Patrimônio Histórico, Arqueológico, Artístico e Turístico (CONDEPHAAT) tombou nove bens de origem ferroviária. Tais proteções, em sua maioria, compreendem apenas o edifício de embarque e desembarque de passageiros. O elevado número de estações reconhecidas no Estado é apontado como uma tendência nostálgica e como um tratamento unitário das partes (RODRIGUES, 1994). Para a autora, não há dúvidas de que são elementos relevantes na composição das memórias, contudo, pouco esclarecedores da importância tecnológica e econômica das ferrovias. A partir dessas considerações, nos interessa saber: quais os argumentos que justificaram as proteções de bens ferroviários no período? Para investigar esse problema, tomaremos como estudo de caso o tombamento do Acervo da Estrada de Ferro Perus-Pirapora. Objetivamos, assim, compreender os argumentos de valoração e os conflitos presentes nesse processo de tombamento. Com isso, visamos contribuir com as reflexões sobre as práticas oficiais de preservação do patrimônio ferroviário no Estado de São Paulo. Dada a ausência de uma política de preservação específica dos bens ferroviários no período, temos a hipótese de que esses bens foram protegidos com base em múltiplas interpretações e valores.
The preservation of railway heritage in the State of São Paulo started at the end of 1960s with the beginning of the process of Bananal Rail Station. Between 1969 and 1984, part of this study, the Conselho de Defesa do Patrimônio Histórico, Arqueológico, Artístico e Turístico (CONDEPHAAT), defense council of heritage, recognized nine railway heritages. Most of these protections consists only the departure and arrival buildings for passengers. The high number of recognized stations in the State is pointed as a nostalgic tendency and unitary treatment of the parts (RODRIGUES, 1994). For the authoress, there is no doubt that are relevant elements in memory compositions, however, little illustrative for technologic and economic importance of the railways. From these considerations, is our interest: what argument justified the protections of railway heritages in the period? To act in this problem we will take as study the heritage preservation of Perus Pirapora Railway case. Thereby, we have as goal comprehend the arguments for the valuation and conflicts present in this protection process, for then contribute with reflexions about the official practices in the railway heritage preservation in the State of São Paulo. Given the lack of definition for preservation in the period, we have the hyphotesis that the railway heritages were protected based on multiple interpretations and values.
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Reid, Peter H. "The development of a national heritage policy for libraries and book collections of country houses." Thesis, Robert Gordon University, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10059/456.
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This work examines the country house libraries of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Hitherto this is an area largely overlooked both in terms of librarianship and social history. The first part of the thesis examines the historical development of book collections within country houses. In addition to pure historical bibliography it also examines the two essentials behind their development, the people and the houses. The work goes on to focus on the current situation within the United Kingdom. By means of a near comprehensive survey of extant collections, the current picture is identified in terms of the types of material, the collectors, the condition of material, the methods of preservation and, significantly, the willingness of owners to concede access. All of these issues are fundamental components in the study and have been investigated further in order to enable the attainment of the final objective, the creation of a national heritage policy for these collections. This final element focuses particularly on methods of preservation, the potential for funding and the question of access to collections. The policy relies on evidence acquired at the earlier stages of the research as well as that acquired during a second survey dealing predominantly with preservation, access and funding. This is coupled with the identification of current best practice within the library preservation field. Extensive use has been made of contact with owners and administrators of collections by means of the surveys, interviews, observational visits and correspondence. In addition, heritage organisations and structures within the United Kingdom have been analysed, with emphasis on those with direct impact on the country house. This research is fundamentally about two things: the historical development of collections and the approaches likely to ensure their survival.
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ZANOTTI, FRAGONARA LUCA. "Dynamic models for ancient heritage structures." Doctoral thesis, Politecnico di Torino, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11583/2502121.
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Risks to cultural heritage and the related losses should be mitigated before disasters such as earthquakes happen. Risks can be addressed by various means, from raising the cultural attention of authorities to documenting the artistic or historical value of an object. The main contribution of structural engineering to cultural heritage concerns the regular maintenance and monitoring for risk reduction.
Risk mitigation of historical buildings, as a part of the more general concept of conservation, involves different disciplines. Teams need to be multidisciplinary and information deriving from historical, metric, stylistic, structural, seismic, geotechnical and physical analysis may contribute to the achievement of an overall comprehension of cultural assets.
The synergic action of the characterization and monitoring techniques are essential factors to understand, on one hand the mechanisms and the consequences of degradation and, on the other hand, to provide reliable and well-grounded guidelines for the definition of technical interventions to prevent/ to stop the degradation phenomena, to restore the functionality and the use of the historical building/ artifact, or to predict, mitigate and even control the response to accidental events, including strong motions. In this field, an important role is played not only by the analytical aspects, but also by the development and validation of innovative materials and systems for conservation.
International deontological guidelines on conservation of cultural heritage define the structural rehabilitation of heritage structures as the cure of a sick person, hence “the heritage structures require anamnesis, diagnosis, therapy and controls, corresponding respectively to the searches for significant data and information, individuation of the causes of damage and decay, choice of the remedial measures and control of the efficiency of the interventions”. Moreover, the same codes state that: “the best therapy is preventive maintenance”, which can only be achieved via monitoring of the structure.
In this thesis work a few topical issues of the structural modelling, monitoring and assessment of historic masonry buildings were addressed, with particular emphasis on the dynamic testing and identification. The possible connections with other disciplines are analysed and discussed throughout the text. In this framework, the outline of the thesis includes an introductive first chapter in which the context established by the most recent codes and guidelines concerning the architectural heritage conservation is duly reviewed and analysed. The importance of attaining a knowledge of the structure is also discussed.
The second chapter sets up the scene, in which it introduces the principal issues of seismic risk and safety assessment of architectural heritage. Firstly, a brief overview is given of the seismic risk and of geological and geotechnical aspects as related to ancient heritage. Successively, the viability of performance-based approaches, for application to the seismic assessment of architectural heritage, is discussed also in the light of a few recent proposals. In this context, the fundamentals of structural health monitoring are also reported.
Chapter 3 is intended to stress the importance of modal testing as an effective tool for ancient structures characterisation, so it starts with a state-of-the-art on linear system identification methods with emphasis on output-only techniques. In particular, time domain and joint time-frequency domain identification techniques are introduced and deeply analysed. Model updating is then addressed and its connection with operational modal analysis is underlined. Finally, a few noteworthy examples of linear identification and model updating of architectural heritage structures are reported.
Chapter 4 is about the dynamic and seismic behaviour of domes. The coverage focuses on three ideal benchmarks on reconciling geometric survey with dynamic monitoring. The analyses concerned structures with oval shape domes, such as the Sanctuary of Vicoforte, S. Caterina in Casale Monferrato and S. Agostino in L’Aquila. The final products are virtual models which were enabled to predict the linear dynamic response under earthquake excitation.
Chapter 5 inspects modelling strategies suited for masonry under intense seismic excitations. The state-of-the-art covers both models for equivalent static analysis and models which operates in dynamics. A model allowing for stiffness degradation, pinching and hysteresis is then proposed, whose formulation admits extensions to multiple degree of freedom systems. The proposal originates from the well-known Bouc-Wen model.
Chapter 6 deals with non-linear identification methods. In perspective, also non-linear identification is expected to become a powerful tool in the context of structural and seismic reliability assessment, especially in the light of the increasing levels of knowledge and prediction capabilities which recent standards strive for. Unfortunately, non-linear identification is to date a specialized and challenging matter, and it has been seldom applied to full-scale structures. In this chapter, special emphasis is given to on-line implementations, with several numerical examples showing the potential of non-linear as well as hysteretic system identification.
The last chapter presents an experimental application of non-linear identification. A scaled model of a two-span masonry arch bridge has been artificially damaged and monitored at each damage step. A non-linear identification has been performed from shaker tests data. Results of the experimental campaign will be used to corroborate a non-linear and hysteretic model of the bridge endowed with prediction capabilities.
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Arif, Rabeeya(Rabeeya Suhail). "Processual preservation of the city within a city : the (in)formal inhabitation of heritage." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/123576.
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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture, 2019Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-147).
Globally, the practice of heritage conservation still presumes certain modes of history, authenticity, and permanence. However, the understanding of these modes are specific to various contexts across multiple time-frames. Within this framework, a universal methodology of preservation that attempts to restore sites of heritage to an original point in the past is problematic. In the South Asian context, this practice typically leads to the sanitization of the vibrant, (in)formal, living environments within such spaces of heritage, thereby instigating a disengagement with the present and the removal of traces of alternate histories. This thesis aims to trace the ideological changes of how heritage has been dealt with in the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan. I assess the conservation approaches in the city of Lahore and address the impact of colonial narratives by providing an alternate approach to conservation that is embedded in the culture.
I focus on the palimpsestic and densely populated historic Walled City of Lahore, currently inhabited by lower-income groups. Further exploration of the present uses of heritage reveals a variety of what can be described as (in)formal inhabitations, through which I suggest a framework for the practice of conservation. Primarily, I address questions of, 'Can these inhabitations be considered conservation and thus who has the right to conserve? How can spaces of heritage be used and, by whom?' To this end, I identify three typologies and case studies of (in)formal inhabitation and the re-purposing of heritage: spaces of civic re-purposing; spaces of commodification; and the spaces of occupation/refuge. I focus on inhabitation that subverts the original intent of the historic built environment and may engender socioeconomic development for the community living within.
Attempting to conceptualize the historic urban landscape together with the spatio-temporal landscape and depicting the ways in which the users and inhabitants of the built environment engage with and add layers to it over time. By integrating these inhabitations with the realm of concerns when engaging with heritage, a re-reading of the city and its conservation becomes possible-one characterized by a fluid and process-based approach that arises from the local context, narratives of co-creation, and socio-political awareness.
by Rabeeya Arif.
S.M.
S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Architecture
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Gastaldi, Chiara <1988>. ""CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA: A KEY TO IDENTITY PRESERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT"." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/5995.
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L’area Mediterranea è portatrice di uno straordinario patrimonio culturale, testimone di una storia fatta d’incontri e scontri tra civiltà e culture.
Durante il XX secolo l’importanza della salvaguardia del patrimonio culturale assume un ruolo sempre più preponderante anche grazie alla sottoscrizione delle prime Convenzioni UNESCO. Il vento d’indipendenza nel Nord Africa e la modifica delle dinamiche di potere in Medio Oriente ha condotto alla formazione di nuovi assetti geopolitici che vedono protagoniste potenze occidentali quali Stati Uniti e successivamente l’Unione Europea. Quest’ultima in particolare si è mossa verso la costruzione del cosiddetto “Partenariato per il Mediterraneo” ponendo la questione culturale al centro dei programmi di sviluppo nell’area “Medio Oriente e Nord Africa” (MENA).
Attraverso l’analisi di quattro casi di studio è stato possibile approfondire le problematiche più diffuse nell’area, dai conflitti mediorientali alle questioni di sottosviluppo urbano nel Maghreb, considerando il patrimonio come elemento chiave della protezione identitaria e dello sviluppo.
Si assiste infatti ad un’evoluzione del ruolo del patrimonio culturale, non soltanto come elemento da proteggere e valorizzare per la preservazione delle identità culturali ma anche come fattore di crescita dell’area Mediterranea. La questione culturale infatti viene inserita non solo al centro delle politiche di sviluppo internazionali ma soprattutto nella governance delle comunità locali.
A condizioni territoriali diverse corrispondono differenti azioni dove risorse e competenze internazionali e locali possono contribuire alla creazione di un unico strumento per fornire una reale e tangibile crescita, primo passo verso l’evoluzione della cosiddetta “partnership pubblico-privato” ed il consolidamento dell’ideologia “Think globally, Act locally”.
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India, National Mission for Manuscripts. "Legal and Policy Framework for Promoting Equitable Access to Documentary Heritage: Report Submitted to UNESCO by National Mission for Manuscripts, India." UNESCO, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105516.
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The National Mission for Manuscripts of India, in association with UNESCO, completed a research study to assist in the development of legal and policy framework and protocols for promoting equitable access to documentary heritage, relevant to India and other South Asian countries.
Entitled Legal and Policy Framework for Promoting Equitable Access to Documentary Heritage, the study seeks to accurately identify and critically examine the legal and policy framework for promoting equitable access to documentary heritage. The National Mission for Manuscripts is the most important institution in India dealing with bibliographic databases and the conservation and preservation of valuable manuscripts. The study covers the legal and policy framework which envelops the lifecycle of the Mission's work: access to manuscripts, their digitisation and creation of databases.
By critically examining the legal rules in the practical context of the Missionâ s work, the research team has put together the first review of an initiative aimed at the protection of Indian traditional knowledge. The study illustrates working patterns of the Mission within the legal and policy framework of the country. It is a helpful sourcebook for understanding South Asian legal and policy framework for accessing documentary heritage collections.
While the study does not set out to be the final word on these policy initiatives, it definitely makes significant progress in the policy debate and legal literature in this field. The conclusions presented in the form of draft legal agreements and policy recommendations will, with no doubt, be valuable tools for South Asian countries that share similar legal and policy framework within the sub-region.
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吳宗翰 and Peter Wu. "Revitalizing local heritage: an urban design strategy for preserving the historical building form and urbanatmosphere of XinChang old town." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2008. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B41668868.
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