Recovering cultural built heritage after natural disasters: A resilience perspective. Issue 2 (3rd June 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: MacKee, Jamie; Haugen Askland, Hedda; Askew, Louise
• Is Part Of: International journal of disaster resilience in the built environment. Volume 5:Issue 2(2014)
• Page Start: 202
• Page End: 212
• Publication Date: 2014-06-03
• Subjects: Post-disaster reconstruction -- Natural disasters -- Built heritage conservation -- Cultural built heritage -- Disaster resilience -- Built heritage protection; Emergency management -- Periodicals; Building -- Safety measures -- Periodicals; City planning -- Periodicals; 363.34525
• DOI: 10.1108/IJDRBE-09-2012-0032
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1759-5908

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: – This paper aims to propose an alternative strategy for preparing, recovering and conserving cultural built heritage (CBH) in the context of natural disasters. It presents the idea that disaster preparedness is integral to CBH protection and conservation. Design/methodology/approach: – Building upon a review of existing scholarship on CBH, resilience and disaster management, a conceptual model is proposed to assist key stakeholders preparing for the recovery of CBH after natural disasters. It is argued that the protection and recovery of CBH in the wake of natural disasters require a holistic approach and that the theoretical framework of resilience thinking can support such an approach. Findings: – The paper discusses how the process of adaptive cycles has a role to play in the development of a holistic understanding of the conservation process. It proposes an adaptive cycle model that is supported by four critical factors: reordering, conserving, shifting and transforming. Originality/value: – Through exploration of systems thinking and resilience theory, the research presented in this paper explores a new approach to the conceptualisation of CBH. The paper presents the first stage of a research project that aims to develop strategies that can support the protection and recovery of CBH in the wake of natural disasters. The proposed model represents a holistic approach for reconceptualising CBH and may, as such, have potential implications that extend from the field of post-disaster recovery into the domain of CBH conservation and protection.