Managing built heritage. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Derek Worthing, Stephen Bond.
• Authors: Worthing, Derek; Bond, Stephen, 1955-
• Contents: About the Authors 1. Introduction 2. Heritage assets Some Introductory Thoughts About Heritage Assets Heritage assets and their management implications Buffer zones and urban settings to major heritage assets Intangible heritage Owners, managers and management approaches 3. Heritage values and significance Benefits of conservation Understanding the cultural value of a place Development in the idea of values Value characterisation – typologies 4. Assessing significance (practice) Establishing and analysing the origins and development of an asset Gathering evidence about significance Research and types of evidence Establishing and analysing the character, dynamics and setting of the asset Assessing community values (oral evidence) Assessing significance – comparisons and relativity Some issues in value assessment 5. Using significance in management tools and processes Conservation and management plans The Management Plan Management tools for historic areas 6. Maintenance management Maintenance management 7. Significance and sustainability Sustainability, built cultural heritage and conservation values – some observations 8. Conservation principles 9. Case Studies Case Study 1: Royal Dart Hotel, Kingswear, Devon, England Case Study 2: Baixa, Maputo, Mozambique Case Study 3: The Site of the Former Taunton Gaol, Taunton, Somerset, England Case Study 4: Maintaining the Commonwealth War Graves Index
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 363.69; Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration; Cultural property -- Protection
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781118298749; 9781118298732
• Related ISBNs: 9781118298756
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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