Multicriteria decision-making to support preventive maintenance of built heritage in the historic center of Sobral, Brazil
Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development
ISSN: 2044-1266
Article publication date: 2 December 2021
Issue publication date: 23 November 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The study aims to identify and evaluate relevant criteria in the proposal and support of public administration policies for preventive maintenance comprised in a conservation approach to built heritage and aligned with local sustainable development of the historic center of the city of Sobral, in Brazil.
Design/methodology/approach
A novel multicriteria decision model adopting the Bayesian best-worst method is presented and its application and results are described. Though a systematic procedure, criteria were selected in order to protect the tangible and intangible values of cultural heritage, as well as its sustainable development. Then experts evaluate these criteria through an elicitation instrument.
Findings
The results show that for the decision problem over preventive maintenance, social contribution and historical record of built heritage are more important than its structural vulnerability, while architecture is less relevant. Due to the low restrictions, the subcriterion related to this property has the least influence. The weights can assist in the characterization of measures and policies for the protection of the built cultural heritage.
Originality/value
The use of a novel decision-making method in cultural heritage is an important initiative, given the frequent use of simple and inefficient methods. The identified and weighted criteria are important data to characterize the scenario and the topic. The results contribute to protection and development of the built heritage, encouraging the implementation of preventive conservation in the historic center, conferring to the public administration valuable information to support and propose initiatives.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) for the financial assistance with grant number 0001 and Institute of National Historical and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) for all support.
Citation
Olimpio, L.C.M., Campos, V.R. and Mesquita, E.F.T. (2023), "Multicriteria decision-making to support preventive maintenance of built heritage in the historic center of Sobral, Brazil", Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 13 No. 4, pp. 814-836. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCHMSD-01-2021-0011
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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