HERITA GE CONSERVATION
HERITAGE CONSERVATION DEALS WITH ACTIONS OR PROCESSES THAT ARE AIMED AT
SAFEGUARDING THE CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS OF A CULTURAL RESOURCE TO
RETAIN (TS HERITAGE VALUE AND EXTEND MIS PHYSICAL LIFE. HERAGE CONSERVATICN
DOESN'T MEAN FREEZING A BUILDING IN TIME, CREATING A MUSEUM, OR TYING THE
HANDS OF PROPERTY OWNERS 80 THEY CAN'TOO ANYTHING WITH THEIR PROPERTIES,
INSTEAD, IT SEEKS TO MAINTAIN AND THEREBY INCREASE THE VALUE CF BUILDINGS BY
KEEPING THEIR ORIGINAL BUILT FORM AND ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS, FAVORING THEIR
RESTORATION OVER REPLACEMENT OR DEMOUTION, AND, WHEN RESTORATION IS NOT
POSSIBLE, RESPECTFULLY RECREA TING SCALE PERIOD, AND CHARACTER, CONSERVING
HERITA GE- HISTORICAL BUILDINGS, FEST ALS, ART FORMS,DANCE, MUSIC, SCULPTURE,
EIC. GOOD HERITAGE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES REQURE (A) BETTER APPRECIATION
OF THE VALUE OF HERITAGE ASGETS (BCTH TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE) AND (8)
INTEGRATION OF SUCH STRATEGIES WITHIN THE LARGER PROCESSES OF PLANNING AND.
DEVELOPMENT OF A CITY OR URBAN AREA. HERITAGE PRESERVATION AND
CONSERVATION POLICIES:
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GO BEYOND JUST RESORTING AND PRESERVING HISTORICAL ASSETS,
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AND INVOLVEMENT.
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ONLY FOR HERITAGE ASSETS BUT ALSO TO LARGER DEVELOPMENT ASPECTS (ACROSS
THE X-AXIs). DISTINCTIONS ACROSS THE Y-AXISON THE OTHER HAND SHOW THE BENEFITS
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SOME OF THE KEY ASPECTS OF THE FOUR QUADRANTS IN THE FIGURE ABOVE ILWSTRATE
SOME OF THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO HERITAGE CONSERVATION, BUT ARE NOT
UMMTED TO THESE ALONE, THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER ASPECTS AS WELL -
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND MAPPING, FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS.
ETC.
TYPES OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION
CONSOLIDATION- REPACES THE NATURAL CEMENTING MATERIALS THAT HAVE
BEEN LOST OR DAMAGED BY WEATHERING, IMPROVING COHESIVE PROPERTIES
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REPRODUCTION - THE PROCESS OF
REPRODUCING THE EXACT GEOME-
TRY AND DETAILS OF A DAMAGED
ASSEMeLy BY NEW ConsTRUCTI-
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RECONSTRICTION - RECONSTRUCTS
DISAPPEARED CR NON-SURVIVING
SECTIONS OF AN ASSEMBLY,
PRESERVATION- ACCENTS. ON MAINTE
NANCE, REPAIR OF EXISING FEATU-
RES AND MATERIALSDETORORATION PERVERSION: ADRESSES UNIQUE
PROBLEMS IN PRESERVING HERITAGE AND
ITS IDENTITY IN AN EFFECTIVE MANNER,
PROTECTION- IMPLENTATION OF LEGAL MEA
SURES TO PROTECT CULTURAL HERTIAGE
AGAINST DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION, THEFT,
EMBEZZLEMENT OR LOSS.
ADAPTATION UTILIZATION. OF BUILDINGS OTHER
CHAN THAT FOR WHICH THEY WERE ORIGIN-
ALLY INTENDED IN ORDER TO CONSERVE
THE SITE, TS ENGINEERING INTEGRITY, AND
AUTHENTICITY OF DESIGN.
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(CREATE CYCLE OF UNDERSTANDING, VALUING, CARING AND EMDYING FOR ERC PARTOF
THE CYCLE WE KANE ADOPTED STRATESIC AIMS, THESE ARE UNDERPINNED BY A FURTHER
NM = TO MAKE ME INCST EFFECTIE USE CF THE ASSET IN CUR CARE.
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PART CF OUR FUTURE (SIMON THURLEY, 2005).
SIMON THURIEY'S HERITAGE CYCLE PROVIDES A VALUABLE FRAMBAORK FOR
UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMICS BETWEEN CULTURAL HERITAGE APPRECIATION,
PROTECTION, AND CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT. THE CYCLE POSTS THAT A LACK OF
PARTICIPATION IN HERITAGE ACTIVITES 16 UNKED TO A DEFICIT (N UNDERSTANDING OR
CONCERN FOR THE VULNERABILITY OF HERITAGE THIS DEFICT MODEL SUGGEST THAT
FOSTERING KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION CAN LEADTO ADESIRETO PROTECT AND.
PRESERVE HERITAGE, THERERY CREATING A POSITVE FEEDBACK LOOP,
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THIS CYCLE UNDERSCORESTHE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION
IN HERITAGE MANAGEMENT. BY PROMCTING KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION,
COMMUNITIES ARE MGRE LIKELY TO ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TOTHE PRESERVATION AN
PROTECTION OF THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE. THE NERTIAGE CYCLE EMPHAQZE THE
INTERCONNECTEPNESS OF STUDY, VALUE, PROTECTION, AND ONGOING
ENGAGEMENT, PROVIDING A HOLISTIC APPROACHT C HERITAGE CONCER VATION AND
MANAGEMENT.
SIGNIFICANCE OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION,
HERTAGE CONSERVATION IS OF IMMENSE SIGNIFICANCE ACROSS VARIOUS
DIMENSIONS, PLAYING A PIVOTAL ROLE IN PRESERVING CULTURAL, SOCIAL,
ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF OUR SHARED GLOBALLEGACY, ATITS
CORE, CONSERVATION SAFEGUARDS THE IDENTTY AND CULTURAL ROOTS OF
COMMUNITIES, ACTING ASA TANGIBLE LINK TO THE PASTAND PRESERVING TRAPNIONS,
FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, THE EQUCATI OVAL VAWE OF WELL-CONSERVEDHERITAGE
SITES CANNGT BE OVERSTATED, OFFERNG AUTHENTIC INSIGHTS INTO HISTORICAL
EVENTS, ARCHITECTURAL STYLES, AND SOCIETAL STRUCTURES FLOM AN ECONOMICPERSPECTWE, HERITAGE SITES DRAW TOURISM, INJECTING REVENUE INTO LOCAL,
ECONOMIES AND CREATING JOB OPPORTUNITIES WHILE FOSTERING A SENSE OF
COMMUNITY PRIDE, CONSERVATION PRACTICES OFTEN INCORPORATE SUSTAINABLE
APPROACHES, CONTRIBUTING TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLITY BY MINIMIZING
RESOURCE CONSUMPTION. BEYOND LOCAL BENEFITS, HERTAGE CONSERVATION
PROMOTES GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING BY CELEBRATING CULTURAL TIVERSITY AND
FOSTERING A SENSE OF SHARED HUMANITY, IT ALSO PLAYS A ROLE IN MITIGATING
URBAN SPRAWL, REVITALZING EXISTING URBAN AREAS, AND CONTRIBUTING TO
BlOPIVERST CONSERVATION, WITH LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PLACE.
HERITAGE CONSERVATION. STANDS AS 4, COMMITMENT TO FUTURE” GENERATIONS
ENSRING THE RESLIENCE, IPENTITY, AND RICHNESS OF CUR COLECTIE HERITAGE
ENDURE THROUGH TIME,
LAWS AND POUCIES ON HERITAGE CONSERVATION
HERITAGE CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES SND POLICIES
HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT AS A SHARED RESOURCE,
OUR ENVIRCNMENT AOLDS A RICK REDORD OF
HUMAN ACTIIY SHAPE DBY GENERATIONS, PEOPLE,
TREASURE THIS HERTIAGE AS PARTOF THEIR CULTURE
AND NATURE, REFLECTING DIVERSE QEIERS AND
TRADITIONS. T ADDS MEANING AND QUALITY To
OUR SURROUNDINGS, PROVIDING IDENTITY AND
ECON OM|CBENEHTS. MT'SIM PORTANITO PRESERVE IT
FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS WHILE ALOWING
CURRENT ENJOY MENT.
EVERYONE SHOULD PARTICIPATE LN SUSTAINING THE
HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT
EV ERYONE SHOULD PE ABLETO SHARETHEIR INSGHTS
ABOUT PLACES AND HAVE A SAY IN DECIQONS
ABOUT THER FUTURE, THROUGH ACCESSIBLE AND
INCLUSVE MEANS. LEARNING IS KEY TO PRESERVING:
Ug BISTORIC ENVIRONMENT, PROVIDING.
AWARENESS ANTS UNDERSTANDING ACROSS
GENERATIONS AND COMMUNITES. EV PERS HAVE A
VITAL ROLE IN EDUCATING AND INSPIRING GTHERS
TO APPRECIATE AND CARE FOR HERITAGES\TES.UNDERSTANDING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PLACESIS
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A PLACE IN THE HISORIC ENVIRONMENT IS ANY
DISTINCT PART PERCEIVED BY PEOPLE. TS
SAGNIF.CANCE INCLUDES CULTURAL ANDINA TURAL
VALJES THAT GROW OVER TIME AS PEOPLE'S
PERCEPTIONS EVOLVE. TO (CENTIFY A PLACES
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AND EVAWATE (TS IMPORTANCE RELATIVE 7D IIS
SURROUNDINGS.
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Susr AIN THEIR VALUES
CHANGE (S CONSTANT IN THE HISTORIC
ENVIRONNENT DUE TC NATURAL PROCESSES,
USAGE WEAR AND TEAR, AND SOCIETAL SHIFTS.
CONSERVATION INVOLVES MANAGING THIS
(CHANGE TG SUSTAIN A PLACE'S HERITAGE VALUES
FOR PREENT AND FUILRE GENERATIONS TT
REQUIRES UNDERSTANDING =A PLACES
SIGNIFICANCE AND TA KING ACTION TO PRESERVE,
REVEAL, AND REINFORCE ITS VALUES WHILE
MAINTAINING AUTHENTICTY. INTERVENTIONS:
SHOULP BE TIMELY, PROPORTIONAL, AND
SUSTAINABLE, AIMING. TO INCREASE
UNDERSTANDING OR SUSTAIN HERITAGE VA WES.
NEW WORK SHOULD PRIORITZE QUALITY BESGN AND EXECUTION WHILE RESPECTING
APLACE'S SIGNIFICANCE,
DECISIONS ABOUT CHANGE MUST BE REASONABLE, TRANSP ARENT, AND CONSISTENT
DECISIONS REGARDING CHANGES IN THE HISTORIC ENV IRON ENTREQUIRE EXPER MISE,
EYPERIENCE, AND JUDGMENT, FOLLOWING & TRANSPARENT PROCESS GUIDED BY
PUBLIC POLICY. UNDERSTANDING, ASSESSMENT, AND PUBLIC ENG AGEMENT SHOULD
BE THOROUGH ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY DECISIONS WHILE BEING RESOURCE-EFFCIENT.
REQUIRED CONTROLSSHOULD BE PROPORTIONAL.