Preventive conservation tools in southern Ecuador
Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development
ISSN: 2044-1266
Article publication date: 10 January 2018
Issue publication date: 5 June 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present tools to support the preventive conservation of heritage buildings as part of the results of the vlirCPM research project. The tools presented are inventory systems, damage registration system, monitoring and control system, which include preventive conservation manuals and maintenance booklets.
Design/methodology/approach
The methodology proposes the design of tools that support the preventive conservation of heritage buildings, which have been designed, tested and applied in the south of Ecuador through the use of maintenance campaigns in rural and urban areas.
Findings
The project developed and tested some important analysis methodologies that are now part of the research and documentation activities of the monuments of Cuenca, which have been addressed in this paper, such as the damage registration system of heritage buildings (SISREDA), the monitoring and control system, the preventive conservation manuals, the maintenance booklets and its application in the maintenance campaigns.
Originality/value
The city of Cuenca, recognized as Cultural Heritage of Humanity (UNESCO, 1999), has a wealth of heritage buildings which are susceptible to several threats that cause its deterioration. The vlirCPM (World Heritage City) research project of the faculty of architecture of the University of Cuenca has contributed to the development of tools to improve the management of world heritage sites in southern Ecuador. These tools are the result of ten years of research.
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Citation
Cardoso, F., Achig-Balarezo, M.C. and Barsallo, G. (2018), "Preventive conservation tools in southern Ecuador", Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 8 No. 2, pp. 207-220. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCHMSD-06-2017-0033
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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