Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development: Volume 12 Issue 4

Model for the maintenance-focussed heritage building conservation

Arturo Cruz, Vaughan Coffey, Tommy H.T. Chan, Miljenka Perovic

This paper presents and illustrates the model of a maintenance-focussed conservation plan developed in the thesis. It proposes a framework which puts more emphasis on maintenance…

Improvement of the cultural heritage perception potential model by the usage of eye-tracking technology

Huriye Armağan Doğan

The aim of this paper is to develop and present the methodology of the model which can predict the perception and assessment of cultural heritage by the point of view of the…

The adaptive reuse potential of underused heritage gaols in Australia: a case study of Richmond Gaol, Tasmania

Waled Shehata, Craig Langston, Marja Sarvimäki, Ranka Novak Camozzi

Many heritage-listed gaols in Australia have become obsolete in terms of their original function and were decommissioned decades ago. As a default management practice…

Adaptive mechanisms in a continuing landscape: assessing biocultural diversity as a form of resilience

Elisa Palazzo, Douglas K. Bardsley

This paper investigates the adaptive capacity expressed by an agricultural region in response to changing conditions as a mean to address the future of cultural landscapes in a…

Enhancing fieldwork learning experiences for the architectural conservation curriculum

Dimitris Theodossopoulos, Edwar Calderon

Fieldwork in architectural conservation education is a proven practice to develop skills in documenting current conditions and start methodological engagements with a site's…

Urbanization in Saudi Arabia and sustainability challenges of cities and heritage sites: heuristical insights

Ali Alqahtany, Sreejith Aravindakshan

The purpose of this paper is to explore the trajectories of the urbanization process in Saudi Arabia in its regional context from the unification of the country by King Abdul Aziz…

Engineering in heritage conservation

Arturo Cruz, Vaughan Coffey, Tommy H.T. Chan, Miljenka Perovic

This paper aims to set out the role of engineers in heritage conservation and investigates and evaluates the proposed available tools, technology and innovations that are…

Grading of architectural heritage using AHP and TOPSIS methods: a case of Odishan Temple, India

Partha Sarathi Mishra, Soumi Muhuri

Ranking and grading of architectural heritage (AH) are common for the conservation process. Decision-makers are often intuitively made decisions for the selection of the AH…

Tracking sustainable development goals – a case study of Pakistan

Anam Javeed, Muhammad Yar Khan, Mobashar Rehman, Asif Khurshid

The aim of this study is to gather and analyse the information regarding the level of awareness and commitment of the public as well as the organizations of Pakistan pertaining to…

“Tree against hunger”: potential of enset-based culinary tourism for sustainable development in rural Ethiopia

Tamagn Urgo Woyesa, Satinder Kumar

This is a conceptual study to analyze the potential of enset-based culinary tourism for sustainable rural development and to obtain a place as a niche tourism market in…

Revitalizing the historical center of Al-Najaf city in Iraq: learning from the British conservation experiences

Sabeeh Lafta Farhan, Venus Suleiman Akef, Zuhair Nasar

The objective of this paper is mainly to contribute to and activate, the process of saving and preserving the rich tangible and intangible heritage embraced in the historic center…

Inhabiting war craters examining geostatistical modeling within landscape heritage recovery in Aleppo

Doaa Salaheldin Ismail Elsayed

Aleppo city in Syria has witnessed severe bombardment since the 2011 war affecting its landscape heritage, causing explicit geomorphological changes with anthropogenic qualities…

Developing a maintenance-focussed conservation model: an Australian overview

Arturo Cruz, Vaughan Coffey, Tommy H.T. Chan, Miljenka Perovic

This paper presents a conceptual design process for developing a maintenance-focused heritage conservation model. Currently, there are several intervention approaches that can be…

Assessment of passive design strategies in traditional houses of Sabzevar, Iran

Jafar Taheri, Talie Tohidi Moghadam, Sorayya Taheri, Mohadeseh Kafiyan Safari, Fereshteh Eslami

This paper aims to address Passive Design Strategies (PDSs) in the traditional houses of Sabzevar and to assess the adaptation level of these strategies to the climate of the…

Religious tolerance, cultural, local wisdom and reliability in the Great Mosque building of Mataram Kotagede Yogyakarta

Agung Sedayu, Achmad Gat Gautama, Sukmayati Rahmah, Arief Rakhman Setiono

This study assesses the level of user importance to the building components of the Great Mosque of Mataram Kotagede Yogyakarta. The building components are the excellence and…

Íhé Ńkètá and Òkè: concepts and practice of indigenous cultural heritage management in the Igbo cultural area of south-eastern Nigeria

Stanley Jachike Onyemechalu, J. Kelechi Ugwuanyi

This study explored an alternative understanding of heritage through the lens of the Igbo cultural group in Nigeria. It used the Igbo concept of “Ihe Nketa” or “Oke” to examine…