scholarly journals Beyond Good Intentions: The Role of the Building Passport for the Sustainable Conservation of Built Heritage to Behavioural Change

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8280
Author(s):  
Joana dos Santos Gonçalves ◽  
Ricardo Mateus ◽  
José Dinis Silvestre ◽  
Ana R. Pereira Roders
Keyword(s):  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Heritage Conservation ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Built Heritage ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Sustainable Conservation ◽  
Built Heritage Conservation

Despite the recognised importance of built heritage for sustainable development, and the multiple tools, recommendations, guidelines, and policies developed in recent years to support decision-making, good sustainable conservation practices often fail to be implemented. Challenges faced by practitioners often relate to external factors, and there is a gap in the understanding of the role of the nature of the designer and the behavioural dimension of the challenges in implementation. This research applies the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to verify how a building passport for sustainable conservation (BPSC) impacts design students’ intentions and actual design decisions towards built heritage conservation. This research aims to ascertain the role of the BPSC to affect attitudes, subjective norms, and intentions and ultimately change conservation behaviours. The results show that this tool has a positive contribution to reinforce existing attitudinal beliefs. Still, no significant changes were found in the overall conservation behaviours, suggesting that beliefs hindering implementation may more often be related to aesthetic reasons, creativity and innovation, and program requirements, than with beliefs regarding the sustainable performance of the building. This study demonstrates that using the TPB to analyse design processes in the context of built heritage is an innovative methodological approach that contributes to a deeper understanding of the psychological factors affecting sustainability and built heritage conservation decisions.

Built Heritage Conservation and the Voluntary Sector: The Case of the Tung Wah Coffin Home in Hong Kong

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Yun Ma
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Voluntary Sector ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Heritage Conservation ◽  
Built Heritage ◽  
The Government ◽  
Built Heritage Conservation

AbstractBuilt heritage conservation is not easily achievable through the market, as it involves use of urban space and thus opportunity cost. The problem is more serious if there is no government support. This is the case in Hong Kong, where both the market and the state are not favorable to built heritage conservation. However, in 2005, through a local voluntary organization, a built heritage of Hong Kong—the Tung Wah Coffin Home—was conserved, and the project won one local and one regional conservation award. While conservation of built heritage by the voluntary sector has been common among developed countries, it is new in Hong Kong. This article first situates the issue in a general political-economy perspective and then analyzes the case of the Tung Wah Coffin Home, in particular, in the context of Hong Kong. The purpose is to examine what this case tells us about the role of the voluntary sector and its relationship with the government in providing built heritage conservation.

scholarly journals THE FEASIBILITY OF “OSCAR” AS AN INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE REHABILITATION OF BUILT HERITAGE

2017 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W5 ◽  
pp. 221-227
Author(s):  
C. Farmer ◽  
C. Rouillard
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
North America ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Heritage Conservation ◽  
Educational Tool ◽  
Built Heritage ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Sustainable Conservation

This paper aims to examine the feasibility of the Online Sustainable Conservation Assistance Resource (OSCAR) as an information system and framework to help find appropriate ways to improve the sustainable performance of heritage buildings in North America. The paper reviews the need for holistic comprehensive authoritative information in the field of sustainable conservation, how OSCAR addresses this gap, the OSCAR workflow, and how it was used in two case studies. It was found that OSCAR has potential to become a practical educational tool and design aide to address the sustainable performance of heritage buildings. The paper contributes to the discourse on sustainable conservation by examining resources and tools which address the need for holistic retrofit approaches. The findings will be useful to educators and professionals in the fields of sustainable design and heritage conservation.

scholarly journals DIGITAL WORKFLOW FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BAHRAIN BUILT HERITAGE: THE SHEIK ISA BIN ALI HOUSE

2017 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W5 ◽  
pp. 65-70
Author(s):  
L. Barazzetti ◽  
D. Mezzino ◽  
M. Santana Quintero
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Heritage Conservation ◽  
Historic Sites ◽  
Digital Workflow ◽  
Built Heritage ◽  
Commercial Market ◽  
Digital Documentation ◽  
Data Acquisition And Processing ◽  
Built Heritage Conservation

Currently, the commercial market offers several tools for digital documentation of historic sites and buildings. Photogrammetry and laser scanning play a fundamental role in the acquisition of metric information, which is then processed to generate reliable records particularly useful also in the built heritage conservation field. Although potentially very fast and accurate, such techniques require expert operators to produce reliable results, especially in the case of complex and large sites.<br><br> The aim of this paper is to present the digital workflow developed for data acquisition and processing of the Shaikh Isa Bin Ali house in Muharraq, Bahrain. This historic structure is an outstanding example of Bahrain architecture as well as tangible memory of the country history, with strong connotations in the Bahrain cultural identity. The building has been documented employing several digital techniques, including: aerial (drone) and terrestrial photogrammetry, rectifying photography, total station and laser scanning. The documentation project has been developed for the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA) by a multidisciplinary team of experts from Carleton Immersive Media Studio (CIMS, Carleton University, Canada) and Gicarus Lab (Politecnico di Milano, Italy).

Built Heritage Conservation Education: A Reflection from Peru

2007 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 323-341
Author(s):  
Mirna Soto Medina ◽  
Luis Villacorta Santamato
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Education ◽  
Heritage Conservation ◽  
Built Heritage ◽  
Built Heritage Conservation

Public Opinion and Archaeological Heritage: Views from Outside the Profession

1999 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 400-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Pokotylo ◽  
Neil Guppy
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Heritage Conservation ◽  
Archaeological Record ◽  
Archaeological Heritage ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
And Gender ◽  
High Level ◽  
Legislative Measures

A survey of public opinion on archaeological heritage in British Columbia, Canada, focused on five main areas: knowledge of archaeology, interest and participation in archaeology, the role of archaeology in modern society, awareness and support of heritage conservation initiatives, and Aboriginal stewardship of the archaeological record. Public opinion data collected from a random sample of 963 residents of the greater Vancouver metropolitan area indicate a high level of interest and support for archaeology and heritage conservation, but also a high level of misunderstanding about the archaeological record and current legislative measures to protect it. In contrast to recent changes in legislation and initiations within the discipline, public attitude towards Aboriginal stewardship of archaeological resources is generally negative. Education, age, and gender are significant factors affecting differences in opinion.

scholarly journals Sustainable Urban Renewal and Built Heritage Conservation in a Global Real Estate Revolution

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence W.C. Lai ◽  
Frank T. Lorne
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Urban Renewal ◽  
Private Property ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Coase Theorem ◽  
Heritage Conservation ◽  
Real Estate Development ◽  
Built Heritage ◽  
New Development ◽  
Built Heritage Conservation

Abstract: A global real estate revolution has been transforming the urban landscape everywhere. Development and redevelopment projects have mixed with, if not become an integral part of, real estate construction. At the same time, there is a drive to commodification in this revolution, as shown by a growing trend to conserve built heritage in new development projects characterised by the rise of museums. This paper reviews some examples of attempts in various parts of the world to combine real estate development and conservation and applies the fourth Coase theorem to explore how built heritage conservation and urban renewal in Hong Kong, hitherto problematic in terms of their invasion of private property, can become a win-win outcome in the context of this global real estate revolution.

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