Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development
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Environmental concerns and their impact on inbound tourism revenue: does the growth rate of the nation’s matter?
Shailesh Rastogi, Jagjeevan Kanoujiya, Kuldeep SinghEnvironmental concerns are gaining traction with every passing day. Moreover, post Covid 19, similar to many sectors, the tourism sector is also trying to revive itself…
Investigating the collective memory of traditional markets in Downtown Amman
Natheer Abu-Obeid, Maha Maher Al TakiThe aim of this study is to investigate the collective memory of urban cultural heritage sites for selected traditional markets in Down town Amman city – Jordan. The study also…
Understanding community perspective on the heritage of locality: memory map methodology
Kestutis Zaleckis, Jurga Vitkuviene, Laura Jankauskaite-Jureviciene, Indre Grazuleviciute-Vileniske, Vilma Karvelyte-BalbierieneCommunity involvement in heritage preservation requires appropriate approaches. Sanciai (in Lithuanian: Šanciai) historic district in Kaunas (Lithuania) has long-lasting military…
Changing heritage imageability of an ancient Indian sacred city – a case of Puri
Rabi Narayan Mohanty, Ashaprava Mohanta, Prabhjot Singh ChaniIndia is an abode of several ancient heritage and sacred cities. However, limited heritage sites have been appropriately documented to date. Hence, limited information is…
Intangible cultural heritage transmission: empowering generations through Emirati handicrafts at Turath center
Achuthy Kottangal, Deepika PurohitIn order to preserve and honor authentic Bedouin Emirati heritage history, the Turath Centre for Traditional Handicrafts, which operates under the supervision of the Art authority…
Revitalising a fading oral culture through innovative animation production: an experiment with Bodo oral narratives
Subash Rai, Abhijit Padun, Susmita RoyThe paper aims to explore animation as a medium to revive the oral narrative of the Bodo community. The Bodo oral narratives are crucial for preserving the tribe's traditional…
Sustainable cultural heritage management: a case study in Sarawak, Malaysia
Nur Auni UgongThe purpose of this study is to provide the challenges and sustainability of Sarawak's cultural heritage and archaeotourism.
Residents’ perception of the meaning and importance of conserving cultural heritage assets in Saadani village, Tanzania
Richard BigamboThe purpose of this paper is to explore the local residents’ perception of the meaning and importance of conserving cultural heritage assets in Saadani village.
Harran earthen houses as a precedent for environmental comfort
Serhat Gülmüş, Sema Alaçam, Orkan Zeynel GüzelciThis study aims to conduct environmental comfort analyses of vernacular architecture to establish design principles for a more sustainable design domain. In the scope of this…
A visit to the past through historic cafés and botequins: a comparison between Lisbon and Rio de Janeiro
Teresa Palrão, Arlindo Madeira, Joice Lavandoski, Rosa Rodrigues, Sofia LopesExplore the role of traditional cafés in Lisbon and botequins in Rio de Janeiro in the history and culture of their respective cities, based on an analysis of the comments…
Unveiling iconic sounds as intangible cultural heritage of a tourist city
Christina Eviutami Mediastika, Anugrah Sabdono Sudarsono, Sentagi Sesotya Utami, Zulfi Aulia Rachman, Ressy Jaya Yanti, Yusuf Ariyanto, Teguh SetiawanThis study is part of a series aimed at improving the city's environment, as fully restoring the past soundscape is hardly feasible. The initial study aims to uncover the city's…
Heritage conservation and energy efficiency in adaptive reuse projects the case of Gaziantep, Türkiye
Merve Karabeyeser Bakan, Kalliopi Fouseki, Hector AltamiranoThis article explores the challenges and opportunities in adaptive reuse projects for historic buildings, focusing on the interrelationship between energy efficiency and heritage…
Heritage conceptions, perceptions and learning context: research on primary and secondary schools in Andorra
Marc Ballesté, Ares Fernández, Cristina Yáñez de Aldecoa, Anna Solé-LlussàHeritage education is currently a consolidated discipline, which advocate for a holistic vision of heritage. In this sense, this research aims to study the heritage conceptions…
Socially inclusive urban governance in George Town world heritage site: housing affordability concept revisiting
Kuan Heong Woo, Suet Leng KhooThe article aims to ascertain the inclusiveness of urban governance in administering affordable housing issues; and to revisit the applicability of the one-third housing cost…
Breathing new life into industrial heritage: the digital era's influence on transforming Safawi cinema into a historical museum
Zaid M. Al-ZrigatThis paper aims to identify and evaluate the industrial heritage of the Safawi region, which has suffered from neglect and government dispossession. It proposes strategies for…
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of intangible cultural heritage among youth in Sichuan, China: a cross-sectional study
Jia Hu, Shuhaida Md NoorThe preservation and transmission of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) relies heavily on the interest and commitment of younger generations. In Sichuan, China, youths serve as a…
Food shining amid nature: marketing potatoes in the Prades mountains (Catalonia, Spain)
Montserrat Crespi-Vallbona, Francesc Fusté-Forné, Ester Noguer-JuncàWhile gastronomy has become a major tourist attraction for rural territories, its study in protected areas remains underexplored. These places use their cultural and natural…
World heritage brand: the importance of trust and authenticity to visitors' perceived world heritage site value
Ana Sousa, Paula RodriguesThis research analysed visitors’ trust in and perceptions of the authenticity and value of the World Heritage (WH) brand based on theories of information seeking behaviour and…
Linguistic landscape and multilingualism in tourist destinations: a sociolinguistic analysis
Bakr Bagash Mansour Ahmed Al-SofiThis site-based study employed a sociolinguistic approach to investigate the linguistic landscape and multilingualism displayed on signs in Marib, a historical and tourist city in…
Appraisal of knowledge and attitudes of local people towards importance of conservation of the archaeological heritage. Case of the Hippone site in Annaba (Algeria)
Imene Hafiane Hedahdia, Kaddour BoukhemisNumerous studies have shown that perceptions and attitudes of the local population can be key elements in the process of enhancing heritage and developing tourism within an area…
Revitalizing historic city center a comparative methodology of current approaches and alternatives
Sabeeh Lafta Farhan, Ula Abd Ali Khalel Merie, Zuhair NasarThis article highlights the essential notions of reviving urban space that should adhere to the place’s characteristics and the city’s social-cultural language. It analyzes the…
Digital learning platform for cultural heritage: new normal tourism for community
Sakkarin Sapu, Amphol Aphathanakorn, Ratanachote ThienmongkolThis study aimed to (1) elucidate the results of a social outcomes assessment and socio-spatial return analysis of a social innovation village (SIV) program in Thailand, (2…
Evaluating the management of ethnic minority heritage and the use of digital technologies for learning
Xiaolin Sun, Eugene Ch’ngThis article examines curatorial practices, both traditional and digital, in the Guizhou Provincial Museum’s ethnic exhibition to assess their effectiveness in representing ethnic…
Using survey methods to understand how environment is associated with river jetty at Sungai Batu archaeological complex (SBAC), Kedah, Malaysia
Mohd Hasfarisham Abd Halim, Nor Khairunnisa Talib, Shyeh Sahibul Karamah Masnan, Mokhtar SaidinThis study was conducted with the main purpose of recording primary data related to environmental factors, which has become the main criteria in the selection of the Sungai Batu…
Mapping attributes and managing heritage sites: the case of the Old Town of Ghadames-Libya
Hiba Alkhalaf, Alaa Elhabashi, Yassmen Hesham, Abdulsalam Hiba, Abdulkader Omaar, Hafed Walda, Will Thomas WoottonThis paper introduces a methodology to identify, analyse and represent heritage site attributes, emphasizing their impact on value, authenticity, integrity and management, with a…
Lights! Camera! Action! Unveiling film tourists' profile
Minerva Aguilar-Rivero, Miguel Ángel Solano-Sánchez, Tomás López-Guzmán, Salvador Moral-CuadraThis research aims to analyse the degree of influence that viewing frequency and preferences for movies and television (TV)/platforms series and aspects related to movie…
Protection of traditional villages in China: a review on the development process and policy evolution
Feng Jing, Rohaslinda Ramele Ramli, Na'asah NasrudinThis study discusses the protection of traditional villages and understand the role, policy environment and characteristics of traditional village protection. This study also…
Charting progress: a cultural odyssey through eco-heritage transformations
Neha Goyal Tater, Garima Toor, Tarush ChandraThis paper provides a comprehensive exploration of the historical evolution and contemporary transformations inherent in cultural landscapes, framed within the narrative of a…
The public participation in the implementation of the UNESCO’s Historic Urban Landscape approach
Salim Elwazani, Sara KhorshidifardThis study examines the public participation in the implementation of the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL), a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization…
Urban sacred forests support human well-being through cultural ecosystem services
Alebel Melaku, Juan Pastor IvarsSacred forests are biocultural landscapes deeply rooted in centuries-old traditions of spiritual veneration. These sacred sites, including shrines, temple forests churches and…
Digital twins-enabled heritage buildings management through social dynamics
Stylianos Karatzas, Vasiliki Lazari, Kalliopi Fouseki, Valeria Natalia Pracchi, Evagelos BalaskasHeritage building management serves as a potent catalyst for sustainability, yet it poses a distinctive set of challenges. Achieving a harmonious balance between conserving the…
Determinants of perceived benefits: cultural recognition, traditions and cultural linkages
Patricia Pilar Zirena-Bejarano, Luis Guillermo Choquecahuana-ValverdeThe present study addresses the literature gap on cultural linkages, traditions, cultural recognition and the perceived benefits of consumers in the orange economy. The article…
Documentation practices of hypogea churches of Ethiopia: the case of Lay Gayint Woreda, South Gondar
Tsegaye Ebabey, Tesfaye Zeleke ItalemahuThis study aims to document the hypogea churches in Lay Gayint Woreda, South Gondar, to provide information for future tourism development practices and serve as insurance against…
What factors contribute to the socioeconomic and socioenvironmental valorisation of heritage sites?
Rafael Robina-Ramírez, Ángel Pizarro-Polo, José A. Folgado-Fernández, Agustín Santana-TalaveraThe heritage and tourist attractiveness of Heritage Cities have aroused interest in establishing mechanisms to enhance their value based on the development of sustainability…
Learning from medieval Italy: urban sustainability concepts from the heritage of hydraulic infrastructures. The cases of Venice, Siena and Bologna
Celia López-Bravo, José Peral LópezFaced with the growing need to find new viable water supply models for urban areas, this article studies and maps the strategies and identifies the key criteria of sustainable…
Community’s perception of buren site conservation in Upper Barito, Kalimantan, Indonesia
Hartatik Hartatik, Wahyu Wahyu, Muhammad Ruslan, Herry Porda Nugroho PutroThis paper aims to describe and analyse the community’s perceptions of buren sites and how they maintain their value. Buren is a term used by locals to refer to the location of…
Impact of touristic sustainability on satisfaction with touristic services in a world heritage city. The case of the equestrian show in Córdoba (Spain)
Jose A. Fernández Gallardo, Ricardo Hernandez RojasThe main objective of this research is to analyze satisfaction with tourist services linked to the concept of sustainability in the context of a visit to the so-called equestrian…
Information sources and tourism heritage: a sustainable economy perspective
José A. Folgado-Fernández, Nuria Huete-Alcocer, Ricardo Hernández-Rojas, Ona VileikisConserving appropriately the culture and heritage of a city through sustainable tourism is a key element for its economic development. Heritage cities generate economic, social…
Contribution of cultural heritage resources to the 2030 agenda SDGS
María Victoria Rosique Rodríguez, Carmen de-Prado Ruiz-Santaella, María Ángeles Jordano BarbudoThe 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals (SDGs) constitute a new global roadmap for all institutions and sectors of society. Therefore, thanks to the initiative of…
Positioning UAE archaeological sites in tourism supply chains
Adriaan De ManThe purpose of this study is to address the relevance of archaeological heritage in the context of supply chains for the tourism industry. It does so by providing converging…
Impact of gendered female space on the sustainability of the architectural and urban heritage: the case of the M'Zab Valley
Khouloud Naili, Krimo DahmaniIn the M'Zab Valley, women have long remained confined to their domestic sphere and are invisible in outdoor spaces. This study aims to analyse the use of public and private…
The relationship between women's empowerment and staff turnover in the Egyptian hospitality labor market
Sally Fathy ElSayed, Mohamed Mohamed Salih, Noha Saad EL Shaer, Mohamed Abdel Aziz AbedAlthough the hospitality sector is considered the most active and profitable sector in the Egyptian economy, it suffers from the non-stop immigration of skilled manpower and the…
Practice cupping therapy as a sustainable medical heritage from Andalusian and Ottoman surgery: a case study of Kitāb al-Taṣrīf and Cerrahiye-i Ilhaniye manuscripts
Ibrahim Elassal, Esraa Elmallwany, Ahmed HammadThe alternative medical practices of both Ottoman and Andalusian heritages could be shown through bloodletting and cupping therapies that have been utilized in various ancient…
Sustainability and efficiency of rural accommodation business: an approach in the main tourist region of southern Europe
Ana Belén Mudarra-Fernández, Elia García-Marti, Charles Ramendran Spr, José Luis Durán-RománThe objective of this study is to determine the efficiency of tourist accommodation companies located in the main tourist area of southern Europe as one of the three elements of…
The effects of world heritage status on European city residents’ subjective quality of life
José Luis Alfaro-Navarro, María Encarnación Andrés-MartínezBeing awarded world heritage status is a distinguishing factor when it comes to promoting tourism in a city. Tourism in these cities should be developed in a way that does not…
Actual and virtual food heritage walking tour for building better citizenship understanding (insight from Indonesia)
Ghifari Yuristiadhi Masyhari MakhasiThis study aims to analyze the extent to which the walking tour in virtual version appeals to the younger generation and still provides lessons about cultural acculturation that…
The living religious heritage of displaced communities: conservation problematics and use-related challenges
Reyhan Sabri, Belgin SakallıPlaces of worship have historically been maintained using traditional building management techniques, including regular monitoring, upkeep and maintenance provided by their…
Cannabis sativa (hemp) – an eco-friendly material for heritage conservation and sustainable environment
Manager Rajdeo Singh, Aditya Prakash Kanth, Madhuri Sawant, Rajesh RagdeThe present work highlights the outstanding properties of Cannabis sativa that can be harnessed for various utilitarian functions and its climate friendly properties.
Characterizing the local climate of large-scale archaeological parks in the tropics
Floriberta Binarti, Pranowo Pranowo, Chandra Aditya, Andreas MatzarakisThis study aims to compare the local climate characteristics of Angkor Wat, Borobudur and Prambanan parks and determine effective strategies for mitigating thermal conditions that…
Preventive conservation: environmentally friendly sustainable current practices in Asian libraries
Yeni Budi Rachman, Wiwit Ratnasari, Shuri Mariasih Gietty TambunanThis study aims to identify current practices of environmentally friendly sustainable preventive conservation in Asian libraries.
Evaluating Alexandria University heritage buildings: a question of preservation, awareness and management
Dina Ezz Eldin, Heba MagdyHeritage buildings are a witness to previous civilizations and constitute important elements in transmitting cultural identity through generations. In 1938, Alexandria University…
Philippine heritage bridging cultural ecosystem service and nature’s contribution to people in cultural landscapes: a correlational literature review
Kenneth Javier Tua, Tomoko ImotoNature’s contribution to people (NCP) is a concept that specifically recognizes the relationship of “humans and the natural environment” similarly to concepts of “cultural…
The significance of Lakiya Negev Bedouin heritage weave – a way of knowing Israel's cultural costume
Achuthy Kottangal, Deepika PurohitThis study aims to analyze how conventional Bedouin weaving techniques have changed through the history of Israel, offering knowledge on the craft’s cultural relevance and…
Developing new forms of tourism based on intangible culture heritage and creativity in Egypt
Heba Saeed, Medhat Abdel Hameed Al AtreesThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the need to establish linkages between tourism, intangible cultural heritage and creativity in Egypt and also diversifying tourism through…
Handwoven interior accessories from palm leaves as sustainable elements
Gamal Elsamanoudy, Naglaa Sami Abdelaziz Mahmoud, Platon AlexiouThis paper argues that cultures with the same climate have similar handicrafts as they have similar cultivation and identical raw materials. This study focuses on how mountainous…
Comparative analysis of responses to COVID-19 in UNESCO Landscapes and World Heritage sites from Southern Europe and America
Aida López-Urbaneja, Sergio Escribano-Ruiz, Ainara Cortés-Avizanda, Álvaro Gutierrez Ilabaca, Juan José Aramburu Lasa, Mikel Garai Lopez, Kepa Castro Ortiz de Pinedo, Alberto García Porras, Agustin Azkarate Garai-OlaunDue to the global COVID-19 pandemic, UNESCO Landscapes and World Heritage sites have faced unstable situations. Both at the sites themselves and in the research centres…
Factors affecting the development of Lipu Yi costumes: intangible cultural heritage tourism
Xiaohua Fu, Thanawan Sittithai, Thitinan ChankosonThe primary purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of tourists' perceived value, satisfaction and behavioral intention on the development of Lipu Yi costume culture…
Engaging institutions in crowdsourcing close-range photogrammetry models of urban cultural heritage
Eugene Ch'ngThe need to digitise is an awareness that is shared across our community globally, and yet the probability of the intersection between resources, expertise and institutions are…
Historic development of policies and regulations concerning residential heritage in the Old City of Aleppo
Christine Kousa, Barbara Lubelli, Uta PottgiesserHousing interventions carried out in accordance with current regulations in the Old City of Aleppo, both before and after the Syrian war, are minor in comparison to those carried…
Assessment of stakeholders' perspectives on infill buildings in the historical settings of an eastern India state – Odisha
Rabi Narayan Mohanty, Ashaprava MohantaThe infill design approach for heritage settings is a challenging task, and it draws the attention of design professionals and residents. The extant literature has advocated for a…
Paint repair appraisal for heritage buildings: the adoption of green maintenance model in Banda Aceh and Melaka
Laina Hilma Sari, Brit Anak Kayan, Zahriah Zahriah, Zulfikar Taqiuddin, Cut Nursaniah, Siti Norbaya Mohd KonarThis paper is an appraisal using the life cycle assessment (LCA) of paint repair for heritage buildings based on the green maintenance model.
Frameworks for climate risk management (CRM) in cultural heritage: a systematic review of the state of the art
Olufemi Samson Adetunji, Jamie MacKeeA comprehensive understanding of the determining factors and implications of the frameworks for appreciating the relationships between climate risks and cultural heritage remains…
Struggling with globalization challenges: addressing the oversupply of cultural facilities in the world heritage city of Cuenca, Ecuador
David Sánchez Alvarado, Nicolás Arízaga Hamilton, Verónica Cristina Heras, Julia Rey-PérezCuenca, a World Heritage City, faces urban expansion as residents move to the outskirts, leaving the historic center abandoned and deteriorating. The challenge now is to relocate…
Research on the production, application and management of virtual reality in the National Palace Museum
Shao-Chun Wu, James Quo-Ping LinVirtual reality (VR) can be used as an alternative mean for viewing collections at home when it is not possible to visit museums due to COVID-19. This study took the development…
Industrial heritage identification process in North Africa: 19th and 20th century flour mills in Algeria
Abdelhamid Hati, Amina Abdessemed-FoufaThe protection of industrial heritage emerged as a major concern when those buildings and installations representative of the industry, became at risk. North Africa, considered…
Methodological approach for an Atlas of architectural design in built heritage: contributions of the School of Porto
Teresa Cunha Ferreira, David Ordóñez-Castañón, Rui Fernandes PóvoasThis research seeks to provide methodological bases for the identification, documentation and critical reflection of good practices of architectural design in built heritage…
Adaptive reuse of built heritage: conserving and designing with values
Nadin Augustiniok, Claudine Houbart, Bie Plevoets, Koenraad Van CleempoelAdaptive reuse processes aim to preserve heritage values while creating new values through the architectural interventions that have become necessary. This claim provokes a…
“No religion is superior”: history, culture, politics and heritage preservations of Ogwugwu Mmiri deity
Mathias Chukwudi Isiani, Benjamin Chukwudebelu, Uchechukwu OnyishiThe main objective of this research is to interrogate the cultural and historical significance of deities in Igbo land, using the Ogwugwu Mmiri deity in Okija as a case study. The…
D&C technique as an MCDM tool for managing the heritage value assessment of historic buildings in post-war cities: Mosul Old City as a case study
Emad Hani IsmaeelThe value assessment process of the built heritage is a multipart procedure that includes diverse aspects with overlapping requirements. This process requires various measures to…
Indigenous (stone) towers in remote regions: cross cultural perspective Asir region of Saudi Arabia, the Caucasus and Sichuan of China
Hani M. Alqahtany, Wadee Ahmed Ghanem Al-GehlaniThe author’s interest in vernacular architecture, over the years, has attracted the author’s attention to three distinctive and similar forms of architecture in faraway regions of…
Web accessibility of Indian cultural heritage information: an analytical study of museum websites
Rahul Pandey, Vinit KumarThis paper compares the web accessibility of Indian museum websites assessing the level of compliance to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1). The study aims to…
Values and interventions: dynamic relationships in international doctrines
Mi Lin, Ana Pereira Roders, Ivan Nevzgodin, Wessel de JongeEven if there is a wealth of research highlighting the key role of values and cultural significance for heritage management and, defining specific interventions on built heritage…
The “Venice syndrome” in Tallinn Old Town
Triin Talk, Liis Ojamäe, Katrin Paadam, Riin AlataluThe article aims to elucidate the impact that neoliberal tourism development has had on the living environment of the Old Town of Tallinn through the perceptions of residents and…
How does heritage contribute to inclusive growth?
Brenda Denise Dorpalen, Eirini GallouThe first objective of this article is to analyse the reasons to pursue inclusive growth, that is economic growth accompanied by a reduction of social inequalities in different…
Citizens' perceptions of World Heritage values: the case of Cuenca, Ecuador
Barbara Molina, Gabriela Eljuri, Xavier Roigé VenturaThis paper aims to study possible differences between the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) defined in the designation of Cuenca as a World Heritage (WH) site and its inhabitants'…
Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage for sustainable development. The case of traditional salt activity
Laura del ValleThe authors have carried out a research project on artisanal salt activity in the Gulf of Cadiz, providing a new vision of the theories of intangible cultural heritage. The main…
How stakeholders collaborate? Meeting the challenges and availing the opportunities of military heritage tourism
Prachi Mahajan, Bharti Gupta, Sarath Chandra Kanth PedapalliThe goal of this study is to identify the problems of marketing military heritage as a tourism resource as well as to show how studies are linking the tourism industry with…
Legislation and practice: the case of historic concrete buildings
Silvia Naldini, Ioannis Ioannou, Maria Hadjimichael, Stefano F. Musso, Federica Pompejano, Ondřej DušekOnly recently have historic concrete buildings received attention and the need for their protection has been understood. Their listing as architectural heritage in most countries…
Architectural historicism: the reflection of Western medieval architecture on contemporary churches. Jordan as a case study
Safa A. Alhusban, Ahmad A. Alhusban, Mohammad-Ward A. AlhusbanThis research purpose was to explore the meaning of historicism, architectural historicism, the architectural attributes, design principles, elements and ornamentations of…
Approach towards service design process for heritage preservation and sustainability of Bodo Dokhona
Chaitali Brahma, Bhaskar Saha, Anirban ChowdhuryThe purpose of this study is to understand the perception of the local weavers amongst the Bodos, a tribe of the North-east (NE) India. Towards this a concept of a service…
Sociocultural discrepancy in archaeological sites of Mexico: an overview of the situation in the state of Morelos
Emmanuel David Gonzalez ArmentaThe aim is to expose the lack of recognition of archaeological sites as a symbolic identity and cultural integrator, showcasing how a deconstructed ideal of public policies and…
Hybrids and heritage resources: rethinking the social foundation of historic environment records in England
William R. IllsleyBy reconsidering the concept of the historic environment, the aim of this study is to better understand how heritage is expressed by examining the networks within which the…
Assemblage urbanism: the role of heritage in urban placemaking
Torgrim Sneve Guttormsen, Joar Skrede, Paloma Guzman, Kalliopi Fouseki, Chiara Bonacchi, Ana Pastor PérezThe paper explores the potential value of urban assemblage theory as a conceptual framework for understanding the role heritage has in social sustainable urban placemaking. The…
The effectiveness and functioning of air cavities on architectural heritage with pathology caused by rising damp
M.Teresa Gil-Muñoz, Félix Lasheras-MerinoRising damp affects the deterioration and conservation of architectural heritage. Air cavities built next to the base of these buildings on an unsaturated floor can reduce the…
Measuring “sustainable development” in vernacular settlements: a case study Behramkale, Türkiye
Ebru Ergöz Karahan, Özgür Göçer, Didem Boyacıoğlu, Pranita ShresthaThe main objective of this paper is to critically assess sustainable development in the context of Behramkale, a vernacular village in Türkiye.
Genoa, former church of Saints Gerolamo and Francesco Saverio and former university library: conservation, reuse and enhancement proposals
Stefano Francesco Musso, Giovanna FrancoThis article sets out to show how principles and questions about method that underlie a way of interpreting the discipline of conservation and restoration can find results in…
Understanding intention of Gen Z Indians to visit heritage sites by applying extended theory of planned behaviour: a sustainable approach
Sujood, Samiha Siddiqui, Naseem Bano, Ramzi Al RousanIn 2019, Generation Z (Gen Z) accounted for 32% of the world population, as per the report by Bloomberg, Gen Z in India is world's largest with 472 million people, still there is…
The role of attributes defining intervention concepts in international doctrinal documents on built heritage
Mi Lin, Ivan Nevzgodin, Ana Pereira Roders, Wessel de JongeAttributes conveying cultural significance play a key role in heritage management, as well as in differentiating interventions in built heritage. However, seldom the relation…
The heritage of historic villages: an asset for the development of cultural tourism (case of the Oued Labiod valley in the Aures, Algeria)
Sonia Mechiat, Djamel DekoumiThis article aims to clarify the link between heritage and development, focussing on how this wealth can be a resource for the promotion of tourism in the villages of the Oued…
New technologies for the conservation and preservation of cultural heritage through a bibliometric analysis
María Belén Prados-Peña, George Pavlidis, Ana García-LópezThis study aims to analyze the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) on heritage conservation and preservation, and to identify relevant future research…
Ancient theatre acoustical qualities reconstruction dilemma for modern use and the international charters
Naif Adel HaddadThe general attitude of the ancient theatre conservation strategies and policies is still concerned primarily with their architectural physical appearance without considering…
The role of fantasy in architectural heritage conservation – a systematic review
Liangjun Gooi, Camelia Kusumo, Johannes WidodoThis paper has aimed to systematically review the existing literature regarding the role of fantasy in heritage conservation, establishing a research gap and investigating the…
Leveraging digitalization and people-centeredness: an investigation of the attractiveness of Italian museums and cultural institutions
Rocco PalumboThe evolving visitors' expectations and the unfolding digital transformation compel rethinking on the service offering of museums and cultural institutions. Although…
UnDoing: a research-through-curation project that investigates the reuse of the built environment
Sally Helen Stone, Laura SandersonThis paper considers the exhibition: UnDoing. This research-through-curation project examined interactions within existing spaces and situations. This established links between…
Philippine landscape heritage education: review of the preparedness of landscape architecture curricula in the Philippines for cultural landscape heritage conservation specialization
Kenneth Javier Tua, Gabriel Victor Aves Caballero, Susan C. Aquino-OngThis paper serves as a pilot study for the education of cultural landscape heritage conservation (CLHC) and review the preparedness of landscape architecture curricula in the…
Prospects of negative heritage management in Syria
Wesam Zarka, Salah HajismailThis paper aims to illustrate some of the negative heritage created in Syria over the 11 bloody years following the start of the uprising in 2011 and how this heritage can be…
The role of adaptive reuse in historic urban landscapes towards cities of inclusion. The case of acre
Ana Jayone Yarza Pérez, Els VerbakelCities are facing challenges that dramatically affect their social and physical landscapes, leading to the increase of urban segregation and polarization. One response to these…
Twentieth-century built urban heritage potential of the Somali region, its management, challenges and opportunities: the case of Jigjiga, Qebridahar and Erer cities
Muhammed Hamid Yasien, Tesfamichael Teshale KebedeThe research works concerned with heritage management, in general, are available domestically and globally, but they are not as abundant as required when it comes to the…
Enhancing the tourist experiences and attractiveness of World Heritage Sites: a stakeholders' perspective
Monisha Juneja, Tahir Sufi, Mamta BhatnagarThe study aims, based on the symbiotic relationship between tourism agencies and various stakeholders, to investigate what “policy-level” partners would advise their…
Legacies of post-colonial internal migration in coastal India-the case of Udupi
Vidya Rao, Rama Devi NandineniMainstream narratives in Indian history do not delve into the checkered history of the west coast. The reasons for this are many, including a predominantly center-outwards…
How to feed a culturally sustainable development plan over time: evidence from the Tuscan Mining UNESCO Global Geopark
Michela Magliacani, Alberto FrancesconiThis research explores the community's role in feeding a culturally sustainable development project over time and the practices which operationally allow the bridging of cultural…
Comparative analysis of military heritage in Slovakia, Slovenia and Poland with emphasis on its use in tourism
Martin Drobňák, Radoslav Turik, Anna Šenková, Dagmara Ratnayake Kaščáková, Jan DercoThe paper deals with battlefield tourism and war monuments in the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Poland. The care of these monuments and their use in tourism today takes place…
Carelessness in preserving manuscripts as a heritage: cases of local treatment in Indonesia
Fakhriati Fakhriati, Nyimas Umi Kalsum, Sugiarti Sugiarti, Husnul Fahimah IlyasThis paper aims at examining the current condition of ancient manuscripts owned by locals in remote areas of Indonesia, which are mostly in poor condition. It is to describe the…
Evaluation of bioclimatic design strategies in Esfahak village using Mahoney method
Akram HosseiniDespite worldwide climate change and the problems caused by using fossil fuels, energy consumption in the world keeps rising every year. The areas with extremely cold or scorching…
Regulation and policy-making for urban cultural heritage preservation: a comparison between Iran and Italy
Omid Boodaghi, Zohreh Fanni, Asma MehanDespite various comparative studies in the field of cultural heritage protection in the world, there is still a significant lack of comparative research on policies related to the…
Building passport for the sustainable conservation of built heritage
Joana Dos Santos Gonçalves, Ricardo Mateus, José Dinis Silvestre, Ana Pereira Roders, Luís BragançaThis research presents the development of a Building Passport for Sustainable Conservation (BPSC) as a questionnaire with a set of 23 core indicators, for a baseline assessment of…
Interconnections and continuity among planning documents of Kota Lama Semarang development within the context of urban heritage conservation
Anisa Nurul Kartikasari, Bambang Hari WibisonoUrban conservation is an integral part of urban development planning and it is incorporated into land use rules and plans. In order to achieve the goals of an ideal heritage…
Delineating protective boundaries using the HUL approach a case study: heritage waterways of Isfahan
Elnaz Chitsazzadeh, Mahsa Chizfahm Daneshmandian, Najmeh Jahani, Mohammad TahsildoostThe UNESCO recommendation under the historic urban landscapes (HUL) title and Operational Guidelines (OPG) were used to create dynamic protective boundaries to maintain the…
Analysing the master plan development and urban heritage of Najaf City in Iraq
Sabeeh Lafta Farhan, Dhirgham Alobaydi, Daniel Anton, Zuhair NasarThis paper is intended to assess the developments conducted on the master plan of Old Najaf, mainly in three areas: the Imam Ali Holy Shrine and its surroundings, the Great Market…
Authentic versus staged identity – problematizing tourism interventions for authenticity and integrity in historic cities
Niyati JigyasuThe purpose of this paper is to problematize authenticity and integrity in the context of tourist-based interventions in historic cities through a case study of skewed strategies…
Living heritage sites in the M'zab valley (Algeria): community and continuity
Naimeh Rezaei, Abdelaziz KhouadjaThe ancient settlements of the M'zab Valley in Algeria, called ksour, are still being used by local inhabitants a thousand years after their construction. The main objective of…
Designation of Batu Arang, Selangor as the coal mining and Geological Heritage Site: issues and challenges
Rohaslinda Ramele Ramli, Muhammad Haiqal Ali, Abdullah Anas Abu Bakar, Nadia Widyawati MadzhiThe paper explores the roles of involved organizations in the designation of Batu Arang in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia, as the Coal Mining and Geological Heritage Site, the…
Perceived value in a UNESCO World Heritage Site: the case of Quito, Ecuador
Jessenia Moreno-Manzo, Ariadna Gassiot-Melian, Lluís CorominaThe city of Quito is a World Heritage Site (WHS) in Ecuador and the city owns one of the best-preserved and extensive historic centers in Latin America for cultural tourism. This…
Time, place and theme in heritage conservation: configurations and applications
Salim ElwazaniThis study examines the time, place and theme constructs from the viewpoints of their theoretical configurations and potential applications in heritage conservation. The…
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2044-1266e-ISSN:
2044-1274ISSN-L:
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- Dr Mario Santana Quintero
- Dr Ona Vileikis
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