Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development

Art and sustainability: can digital technologies achieve sustainability?

Sara A. Abdoh

This paper discusses art and sustainability in the 21st century; therefore, we can't ignore the huge technological revolution that currently exists. Art throughout history…

Legislation and practice: the case of historic concrete buildings

Silvia Naldini, Ioannis Ioannou, Maria Hadjimichael, Stefano F. Musso, Federica Pompejano, Ondřej Dušek

Only recently have historic concrete buildings received attention and the need for their protection has been understood. Their listing as architectural heritage in most…

Measuring “sustainable development” in vernacular settlements: a case study Behramkale, Türkiye

Ebru Ergöz Karahan, Özgür Göçer, Didem Boyacıoğlu, Pranita Shrestha

The main objective of this paper is to critically assess sustainable development in the context of Behramkale, a vernacular village in Türkiye.

The building as a palimpsest: heritage, memory and adaptive reuse beyond intervention

Francesca Lanz

This paper contributes to this special issue on the ethics and aesthetics of adaptive reuse with a reflection on the specific case of the reuse of those sites and…

The role of fantasy in architectural heritage conservation – a systematic review

Liangjun Gooi, Camelia Kusumo, Johannes Widodo

This paper has aimed to systematically review the existing literature regarding the role of fantasy in heritage conservation, establishing a research gap and investigating…

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-Gehlani

The 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…

Citizens' perceptions of World Heritage values: the case of Cuenca, Ecuador

Barbara Molina, Gabriela Eljuri, Xavier Roigé Ventura

This 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…

Approach towards service design process for heritage preservation and sustainability of Bodo Dokhona

Chaitali Brahma, Bhaskar Saha, Anirban Chowdhury

The 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 Armenta

The 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…

Delineating protective boundaries using the HUL approach a case study: heritage waterways of Isfahan

Elnaz Chitsazzadeh, Mahsa Chizfahm Daneshmandian, Najmeh Jahani, Mohammad Tahsildoost

The UNESCO recommendation under the historic urban landscapes (HUL) title and Operational Guidelines (OPG) were used to create dynamic protective boundaries to maintain…

From values to valuing: an ethnographic approach to get a grip on the implicit disclosure of built heritage

Roel De Ridder, Hanne Van Gils, Bert Timmermans

The purpose of this paper is to map the process of (social) valuing by people encountering built heritage in their daily environments. Value-based approaches are not well…

Enhancing the tourist experiences and attractiveness of World Heritage Sites: a stakeholders' perspective

Monisha Juneja, Tahir Sufi, Mamta Bhatnagar

The 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 Nandineni

Mainstream 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…

Mitigating tensions between ethics and aesthetics through community-led adaptive heritage reuse: the case of post-industrial Praga, Warsaw

Karim van Knippenberg, Beitske Boonstra

Heritage reuse, in which the aesthetics of heritage play a leading role, often leads to extreme commodification of heritage, place branding, gentrification and the…

Carelessness in preserving manuscripts as a heritage: cases of local treatment in Indonesia

Fakhriati Fakhriati, Nyimas Umi Kalsum, Sugiarti Sugiarti, Husnul Fahimah Ilyas

This 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…

Regulation and policy-making for urban cultural heritage preservation: a comparison between Iran and Italy

Omid Boodaghi, Zohreh Fanni, Asma Mehan

Despite various comparative studies in the field of cultural heritage protection in the world, there is still a significant lack of comparative research on policies…

Authentic versus staged identity – problematizing tourism interventions for authenticity and integrity in historic cities

Niyati Jigyasu

The 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…

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 Madzhi

The 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…

Time, place and theme in heritage conservation: configurations and applications

Salim Elwazani

This study examines the time, place and theme constructs from the viewpoints of their theoretical configurations and potential applications in heritage conservation. The…

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-Ong

This paper serves as a pilot study for the education of cultural landscape heritage conservation (CLHC) and review the preparedness of landscape architecture curricula in…

Prospects of negative heritage management in Syria

Wesam Zarka, Salah Hajismail

This 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…

The role of adaptive reuse in historic urban landscapes towards cities of inclusion. The case of acre

Ana Jayone Yarza Pérez, Els Verbakel

Cities are facing challenges that dramatically affect their social and physical landscapes, leading to the increase of urban segregation and polarization. One response to…

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 Kebede

The 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…

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 Derco

The 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…

Evaluation of bioclimatic design strategies in Esfahak village using Mahoney method

Akram Hosseini

Despite 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…

Scrutinising community-held knowledge transfer into world heritage site management plans: a multidisciplinary method

Gizem Parlak, Clarice Bleil de Souza, Federico Cerutti

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee requires management plans for world heritage site (WHS) nominations including the evidence of involvement of all stakeholders. Many…

Interconnections and continuity among planning documents of Kota Lama Semarang development within the context of urban heritage conservation

Anisa Nurul Kartikasari, Bambang Hari Wibisono

Urban 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…

Analysing the master plan development and urban heritage of Najaf City in Iraq

Sabeeh Lafta Farhan, Dhirgham Alobaydi, Daniel Anton, Zuhair Nasar

This 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…

A method for detecting and monitoring changes to the Okotoks Erratic – “Big Rock” provincial historic site

Peter Dawson, Jack Brink, Alireza Farrokhi, Fengman Jia, Derek Lichti

Designing and implementing effective strategies for managing heritage resources throughout the world has become critically important as the impacts of climate change and…

Planning policies for transition from historical quarters of the global city of Yazd to urban creativity, a case study: Fahadan quarter

Fereshte Rezaeian, Najma Esmailpoor

The inscription of Yazd historical fabric in United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) world heritage list has provided the city with the…

Exploring the outcomes of digital marketing on historic sites' visitor behaviour

Luzia Arantes de Amorim, Bruno Barbosa Sousa, Álvaro Lopes Dias, Vasco Ribeiro Santos

Digital communication and social media have an increasing importance in society and in tourism boosting. This study aims to analyse the role of digital marketing in the…

The World Heritage Convention at 50: management, credibility and sustainable development

Sophia Labadi

The World Heritage Convention has reached a milestone, and this year, in 2022, it is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The aim of this article is to review whether and how…

Living heritage sites in the M'zab valley (Algeria): community and continuity

Naimeh Rezaei, Abdelaziz Khouadja

The 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…

Adaptive reuse for leftover urban landscape: ruins, remains, waste and monsters for an approaching genealogy of future

Annalisa Metta

This paper aims to explore the topic of adaptive reuse referring to urban open spaces into a more-than-human perspective. It underlines that dealing with heritage means…

Identification, documentation and promotion of cultural heritage: problems and prospects in the Indian context

T.K. Gireesh Kumar

The purpose of this paper is to overview the current state of affairs of the Indian heritage treasures, which are being identified, restored, preserved and promoted by…

Assessing the adaptive reuse of heritage houses in Sultanate of Oman

Eman Hanye Mohamed Nasr, Mohamed Ali Mohamed Khalil

Oman has a rich built heritage due to its strategic location, making its history full of events, which resulted in remarkable cultural and social heritage. The government…

Exploring the spatial structure of Toon historical town courtyard houses: topological characteristics of the courtyard based on a configuration approach

Hamed Kamelnia, Pirouz Hanachi, Mina Moayedi

In response, this study developed a mathematical and computational method, through spatial configurations with justified plan graph (JPG), drawn from Space Syntax to…

“Lay down your heart” [bwaga moyo]: heritage as a driver for urban regeneration in the East-African stone town of Bagamoyo

Nikolaas Vande Keere, Bie Plevoets, Peggy Winkels, Livin Mosha

The paper aims to elaborate on the potential for regeneration of Bagamoyo (Tanzania) through adaptive reuse of its heritage sites. The town was the most important harbour…

World heritage designation and residential property values: the case of Old Rauma, Finland

Johari Hussein Nassor Amar, Tanja Tyvimaa

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of beneficial externality generated by the World Heritage List (WHL) on residential property values in order to offer…

Destruction, heritage and memory: post-conflict memorialisation for recovery and reconciliation

Zeynep Ece Atabay, Alessandra Macedonio, Tarek Teba, Zeynep Unal

The destruction of armed confrontations – ranging from chronic armed conflicts to full-scale wars – leads to enormous loss of human lives and causes wide-scale…

Preserving the historical heritage by burying new constructions underground: the Segovia Bridge and the M-30 motorway tunnel in Madrid

María Jesús Rosado García, Daniel Crespo Delgado

This work aims to demonstrate the feasibility of fully preserving the historical heritage at the same time reordering the cities and their traffic.

Considering luminous ambiance and spatial configuration within the Ottoman old heritage buildings (Algerian palaces) focusing on their modern-day utility

Selma Saraoui, Abdelghani Attar, Rahma Saraoui, Sonia Alili

The Ottoman cultural legacy in Algeria is made up of a diverse range of architectural structures. The Algerian government strategy in connection with the Ottoman old…

Heritage theory at work: how heritage policy in Toronto, Canada shapes a market with asymmetrical opportunities for professionals and tradespeople

Luke McElcheran, Mario Santana Quintero

Toronto's heritage program is reporting year over year growth in both the number of listed and designated properties and the amount of money secured for heritage projects…

How to feed a culturally sustainable development plan over time: evidence from the Tuscan Mining UNESCO Global Geopark

Michela Magliacani, Alberto Francesconi

This research explores the community's role in feeding a culturally sustainable development project over time and the practices which operationally allow the bridging of…

Historic public paths in rural areas: engine of development and origin of new conflicts

David Moscoso-Sánchez, José María Nasarre-Sarmiento, Manuel Trujillo-Carmona, Manuel T. González-Fernández, Ana Luque-Gil, Víctor Sánchez-Sanz, Pablo Vidal-González

In this article, the authors analyse a complex social process affecting historic public paths in rural areas in southern Spain. Despite the fact that urban populations are…

Atmospheric assemblages: the affective space of adaptive reuse

Federico De Matteis

Adaptive reuse entails the physical modification of abandoned architectural structures, with the activation of processes and practices leading to the re-incorporation of…

The Juukan Gorge destruction: a case study in stakeholder-driven and shared values approach to cultural heritage protection

Vicki Antonia Oliveri, Glenn Porter, Chris Davies, Pamela James

In 2020, mining activity by Rio Tinto destroyed rock caves in Western Australia's Juukan Gorge that are considered sacred sites by the First Nation Peoples of that area…

Craft culture revival through a sustainable approach of integrating tourism with craft promotion: case study of Puri, Odisha

Anisa Azharunnisa, Sumana Gupta, Sudha Panda

The purpose of this paper is to create optimally located Facilitation Centers on this tourist circuit, evaluated through network analysis, thus creating an effective…

The de-industrialisation discourse and the loss of modern industrial heritage in the Arab world: Jordan as a case study

Nedhal Jarrar, Suha Jaradat

Industrial heritage is considered an essential part of cultural heritage in the world. This heritage suffers from continued marginalisation in the Arab world, particularly…

Mitigating visual impacts of built structures: the contribution of mayors in the collaborative managing of a UNESCO cultural landscape

Fabrizio Aimar

Analyses of cultural landscapes need to combine natural and social-cultural components to promote discussions on landscape planning and heritage management. This…

Local people's “sense of place” toward cultural heritage sites: correlation with demographic and socio-economic characteristics

Mohamed Nour El-Barbary, Mariko Ikeda, Yasufumi Uekita

The paper aims at identifying the underlying factors that differentiate the local people's demographic and socio-economic characteristics, which influence their sense of…

“Ibu-Ubu” boyhood initiation rites and the conservation of cultural heritage in Afikpo, southeastern Nigeria

Vitalis Nwashindu, Ambrose Onu

The study explores the nexus between Ibu-Ubu boyhood initiation and the conservation of cultural heritage in Afikpo, Southeast Nigeria. The study is motivated by the…

Archaeological site management and the legislation challenge in Vietnam: a case study of Vuon Chuoi

Ky Nam Nguyen, Quang Anh Phan, Ngoc Minh Nguyen

This paper aims to examine the management status quo of archaeological heritage in Vietnam seen in the case of Vuon Chuoi, a complex of Bronze Age sites located in…

The potential role of cultural heritage resources in tourism and community development at Musina municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa

Azwindini Isaac Ramaano

This study evaluates “the potential role of cultural heritage resources in tourism and community development at Musina Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa.”

Building passport for the sustainable conservation of built heritage

Joana Dos Santos Gonçalves, Ricardo Mateus, José Dinis Silvestre, Ana Pereira Roders, Luís Bragança

This 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…

Nightlife in historical sites: between lights and shadows (visions and challenges)

Lina Nageb Fewella

The paper aims to describe the positive and negative effects of night lights in historical sites, as well as the most salient challenges faced by the visitors of these…

A holistic conservation and development approach for Gaziantep Rumkale archaeological site

M. Serhat Yenice, Emine Yagmur

The aim of this paper is to determine the scope and content for a holistic conservation and development strategies in the case of Gaziantep Rumkale. This approach seeks an…

Sustainability of historic rural settlements based on participatory conservation approach: Kemer Village in Turkey

Simay Cansu Ekici, Özgün Özçakır, Ayşe Güliz Bilgin Altinöz

This paper aims to address the issue of the conservation and management of rural cultural heritage, with the aim being to gain an understanding of current problems and…

Lime in Cuenca (Ecuador): from patrimonial to matrilineal

María del Cisne Aguirre Ullauri, Christian Hernán Contreras-Escandón

Through the case of Blanca Sinchi, the following analysis presents valuation criteria that have resulted in the invisibility of social actors and cultural patrimony…

Toward cultural significance awareness in HIS: a data model approach

Pierre Jouan, Pierre Hallot

The purpose of this paper is to address the challenging issue of developing a quantitative approach for the representation of cultural significance data in heritage…

The changing real estate investment dynamics in Indian holy cities: effect of spirituality on property buying behavior

Taran Kaur, Sanjeev Bansal, Priya Solomon

Holy cities in India are seeing tremendous gentrification. This study aims to investigate the effect of the changing lifestyle of people towards spirituality and the…

Motivations as predictors of religious tourism: the Muslim pilgrimage to the city of Mecca

Tahani Hassan, Mauricio Carvache-Franco, Wilmer Carvache-Franco, Orly Carvache-Franco

Religious tourism is one of the oldest and fastest-growing segments. This study analyzes religious tourism through the pilgrimage of Muslims to the holy city of Mecca and…

Ongoing adaptive reuse: patterns of heritage resilience before and after COVID-19

Federica Fava

The paper aims to assess the impact and responses to coronavirus disease 2019 in six European heritage labs (Horizon 2020 Framework Programme) selected for their adaptive…

Perceived value in a UNESCO World Heritage Site: the case of Quito, Ecuador

Jessenia Moreno-Manzo, Ariadna Gassiot-Melian, Lluís Coromina

The 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…

Incorporating multidimensional images into cultural heritage destination: does it help to explain and analyse better?

Jason M.S. Lam, Zafir Khan Mohamed Makhbul, Norzalita Abd Aziz, Mohd Amirul Hafidz Ahmat

The present study aims to examine and explain cultural heritage destination by applying multiple dimension image model (cognitive–affective–conative aspects).

The built heritage as a resource for architectural education: documentation of the vernacular settlements and architecture in Oman

Naima Benkari

Through a project of cooperation between the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism (MHT) and Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), a team including faculty members, technicians and…

The repowering of vertical axis water mills preserving their cultural heritage: techno-economic analysis with water wheels and Turgo turbines

Emanuele Quaranta, Toni Pujol, Maria Carmela Grano

The paper presents a techno-economic analysis of the electromechanical equipment of traditional vertical axis water mills (VAWMs) to help investors, mill owners and…

Heritage making and interpretation in postcolonial Harbin: contemporary urban memory of the Russian-built Harbin Railway Station and beyond

Wenzhuo Zhang

This paper critically analyses the urban memory and heritage interpretation of postcolonial Harbin, a city in China that was founded by the Russians in 1898. It…

Sustainable regeneration strategies for the historical city centers of Iran using SWOT and QSPM models

Arman Mirzakhani, Mateu Turró, Mostafa Behzadfar

The main objectives of the current study are to assess the existing situation of historical city centers in Iran and to offer prioritized appropriate regeneration…

The cultural landscape of coffee in Tolima, Colombia: heritage assessment, sustainability and management

César Augusto Velandia Silva, Mark C. Diab

The purpose of this paper is to determine the basis for a management agenda for the Tolima Coffee Cultural Landscape (CCLT) in Colombia. To this end, a delimitation model…

Traditional Mossi housing–case studies in Baasneere (Burkina Faso)

María Lidón de Miguel, Lidia García-Soriano, Camilla Mileto, Fernando Vegas López-Manzanares

The common language behind vernacular architecture only seems to be maintained in societies that preserve a traditional way of life. Changes in these societies can…

From mine industries to a place of culture, tourism, research and higher education: case study of the great mine Serbariu

Sara Pau, Giulia Contu, Vincenzo Rundeddu

This study aims to explore how closed factories could be transformed and provide a path for sustainable development for a territory. The authors focus on the case of the…

Guided heritage walks as a tool for inclusive heritage education: case study of New Delhi

Ekta Chauhan, Sanjana Anand

This paper studies the role of heritage walks and tours in promoting inclusive education. It assesses if these walks are an effective method of exhibiting culture and…

Assessing the macro and micro elements of the Akbarieh World Heritage Garden using participant observer method in a continuous/stop-motion

Mohammad Reza Khalilnezhad, Dak Kopec

This study aims to assess each of the seven segments of the Akbarieh Garden as the World Heritage Cultural Landscape. First, we wanted to identify the macro elements that…

Woodworking marking tool structuration based on craft traditions

Ilze Gūtmane, Silvija Kukle, Inga Zotova, Artūrs Ķīsis

Based on profound information lacking in compiled information materials, the risks of losing knowledge related to the values of traditional woodworking processes are…

The Giotto's Bell Tower at Firenze (Italy): foundation assessment

Massimo Coli, Marco Tanganelli, Michele Baldi, Stefania Viti

The paper is aimed at assessing the safety of the Giotto's Bell Tower, with special attention to its foundation system, i.e. the foundation works and soil. The tower, well…

Culture, conflict and armed non-state actors: cultural heritage protection in a changing operating environment

Mark Dunkley

This paper examines the implications, for States Parties, of the 1954 Convention safeguarding regime in the context of contemporary non-international armed conflict and…

The effect of fervid attachment to religious rites on tourism: evidence from the Holy Week in Southern Italy

Andrea Sestino, Giovanni Pino, Gianluigi Guido

The purpose of this paper is aimed to examine natives' Fervid Attachment to religious rites, as a part of cultural heritage, in its extrinsic (sense of belonging…

Documenting cultural heritage in an INSPIRE-based 3D GIS for risk and vulnerability analysis

Elisabetta Colucci, Francesca Matrone, Francesca Noardo, Vanessa Assumma, Giulia Datola, Federica Appiotti, Marta Bottero, Filiberto Chiabrando, Patrizia Lombardi, Massimo Migliorini, Enrico Rinaldi, Antonia Spanò, Andrea Lingua

The study, within the Increasing Resilience of Cultural Heritage (ResCult) project, aims to support civil protection to prevent, lessen and mitigate disasters impacts on…

Rehabilitation project of Quang Tri Old Citadel in Vietnam: integrated analytical approach from material characterization to architectural heritage valorization

Cecilia Carlorosi, Chiara Giosuè, Van Anh Le Ngoc, Alessandra Mobili, Thi Nguyen Vu Trong, Phung Nguyen Huu Long, Fausto Pugnaloni, Francesca Tittarelli

This paper presents the outcomes of the international project “Protecting Landscape Heritage: a requalification project as an instrument for the re-birth of Quang Tri Old…

Valuing traffic emissions' effect on historic buildings: environmental assessment to promote historic buildings’ sustainability

Azadeh Sagheb, Alrashydah Esra’a, Vafaeihosseini Ehsan

With increased populations and movement of people worldwide, traffic emissions will lead to an increase in carbon dioxide emissions, which is one of the greenhouse gases…

Flamenco experience in Córdoba, Spain: estimating tourist profiles by multilayer perceptron's artificial neural networks

Lucía García-García, Miguel Ángel Solano-Sanchez, Guzmán A. Muñoz-Fernández, Salvador Moral-Cuadra

This research aims to demonstrate the possible link between the sociodemographic profile of visitors motivated by the visit to flamenco shows and the city of Córdoba…

Measuring the performance of expert-based evaluation method (EBEM) used for listing and grading heritage buildings: the case of Panaji city

Rohit Ramakrishna Nadkarni, Bimal Puthuvayi

The identification (listing) and classification (grading) of urban heritage buildings for conservation is a challenging task for urban planners and conservation…

Heritage-led urban regeneration: the case of “El-Shalalat District”, Alexandria

Mona M. Abdelhamid, Amira Hassan El Hakeh, Mohamed M. Elfakharany

The paper aims to clarify threats facing heritage management in developing countries. It investigates the challenges facing the application of the historic urban landscape…

Perception of students and their households regarding the community role in urban heritage conservation in Saudi Arabia

Mohammed A.M. Alhefnawi, Umar Lawal Dano, Mohamad Jalal Istanbouli

The purpose of this study is to assess the perceptions of Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University's students and their household members about cultural heritage…

The perception of UNESCO World Heritage Sites' managers about concepts and elements of cultural sustainability in tourism

Rafael Almeida de Oliveira, Renata Maria Abrantes Baracho, Lorenzo Cantoni

The research aims to identify the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site (WHS) managers' perception of cultural…

Creativity, spirituality and society: a study in preservation of Ikenga and Ọfọ sculptures in contemporary Igbo society

Mathias Chukwudi Isiani, Ngozika Anthonia Obi-Ani, Chikelue Chris Akabuike, Stanley Jachike Onyemechalu, Sochima P. Okafor, Sopuluchukwu Amarachukwu Dimelu

The overall aim of this research is to interpret Ikenga and Ofo creativity as it is revered in Igbo societies. Igbo creativity, especially interpreted through material…

Uncovering the impediments to successful built heritage management using stakeholder analysis

Asma Bashir, Vikas Sawhney

The purpose of this paper is to understand various organizational and operational impediments to successful built heritage management at a regional level from the…

Heritage futures: A conversation

Cornelius Holtorf, Annalisa Bolin

This article explores the concept of “heritage futures”, the role of heritage in managing relations between present and future societies. It assesses how thinking…

Investigating the constraints for managing the protection of historic buildings in remote areas of Saudi Arabia: a DEMATEL modelling approach

Mahmoud Sodangi, Zaheer Abbas Kazmi

The paper is aimed at identifying, analysing and prioritizing the critical constraints affecting efficient management of historic buildings in remote areas of Saudi Arabia.

Industrial heritage: towards a sustainable adaptive reuse of wheat milling heritage buildings in Jordan

Monther Jamhawi, Shatha Mubaideen, Basem Mahamid

The purpose of this paper is to present a framework for the adaptive re-use of wheat milling buildings setting in modern urban contexts in Jordan. This paper also aims to…

Exploring participatory heritage governance after the EU Faro Convention

Laia Colomer

This paper aims to analyse the key Faro notions of “heritage community” and “democratic participation” as defined in the Faro Convention, and how they challenge core…

Integrated management of heritage sites: scale development and validation

A. Vinodan, S. Meera

The study explores the possibility of developing a valid scale for integrated management of heritage sites to bring a holistic approach to heritage properties'…

Ecotourism motivations and segmentation in a Fauna Production Reserve in Ecuador

Mauricio Carvache-Franco, Wilmer Carvache-Franco, Orly Carvache-Franco, José Borja-Morán

In recent years, tourists have been progressively increasing their interest in the natural environment and its enjoyment. The objective of this study was: (1) identify the…

A conceptual framework for auditing the physical integrity of historical districts: case studies of Kerman and Shiraz Bazaars in Iran

Pantea Hakimian, Azadeh Lak

The purpose of this study is to develop a conceptual framework for defining the notion of “physical integration” regarding the Iranian bazaar as the main component in the…

Stakeholders' consciousness of cultural heritage and the reconciliation of different needs for sustainable development

Selena Aureli, Mara Del Baldo

The paper aims to investigate the approach and tools adopted by an Italian city, included amongst the UNESCO World Heritage sites (WHS), to involve different stakeholders…

A review of ontologies for augmented reality cultural heritage applications

Apostolos Vlachos, Maria Perifanou, Anastasios A. Economides

The purpose of this paper is to review ontologies and data models currently in use for augmented reality (AR) applications, in the cultural heritage (CH) domain…

Search for identity in the process of new architectural design in changing historical city Centre of Setif, Algeria

Mechiche Rania, Zeghlache Hamza

The purpose of this paper is to examine the involvement of the concept of city identity in the design process of urban densification and outline how can today's urban…

The cultural landscape of the Bhagirathi-Hooghly riverfront in Kolkata, India: studies on its built and natural heritage

Suchandra Bardhan, Souporni Paul

The paper introduces a lesser-known cultural landscape along the sacred Bhagirathi-Hooghly river in the Indian city of Kolkata, with particular reference to its built and…

The potential of defensive architectural heritage as a resource for proposing cultural itineraries

Jonathan Ruiz-Jaramillo, Luis José García-Pulido, Laura Montiel-Vega, Carmen M. Muñoz-Gonzalez, María Dolores Joyanes-Diaz

Heritage landmarks and historical values often coexist with places and regions of remarkable environmental and landscape wealth. This article studies their capacity to…

Multicriteria decision-making to support preventive maintenance of built heritage in the historic center of Sobral, Brazil

Luiz Carlos Magalhães Olimpio, Vanessa Ribeiro Campos, Esequiel Fernandes Teixeira Mesquita

The study aims to identify and evaluate relevant criteria in the proposal and support of public administration policies for preventive maintenance comprised in a…

Smart, hybrid and context-aware POI mobile recommender system in tourism in Oman

Fatemehalsadat Afsahhosseini, Yaseen Al-Mulla

The purpose of this study is to identify the knowledge gap and future opportunities for developing mobile recommender system in tourism sector that lead to comfortable…

Not all deities were transformed in Igboland: a cultural history of the Api-Opi deity

Mathias Chukwudi Isiani, Stanley Jachike Onyemechalu, Somtochukwu C. Osinem, Sopuluchukwu Amarachukwu Dimelu, Ngozika Anthonia Obi-Ani

This study examines the cultural history of the Api-Opi deity in Opi, Nsukka, Enugu State of Nigeria. The study sets out to examine the re-emergence of youthful…

Energy and historic buildings: toward evidence-based policy reform

Erica Avrami, Jennifer L. Most, Anna Gasha, Shreya M. Ghoshal

This research informs the intersection of climate and heritage policy development by examining the history of US energy policy as it relates to historic buildings…

The effect of the Mongol invasion on the townscape of Iranian cities

Mohammad Hasan Khademzade, Shahaboddin Tasdiqi, Zoheir Mottaki, Akram Hosseini

The Mongol invasion caused widespread destruction in many cities; this research studies the destruction course of cities after the Mongol invasion and their reconstruction…

Ancient routes, new gateways: a systematic literature review of China's cultural route heritage

Ke Zhang, Almudena González del Valle-Brena, Ignacio Ramos Riera, Jingli Zhao

The study aims to understand how cultural route heritage is conceptualized and managed in China by systematically reviewing the research literature on Chinese cultural…

Forest conservation by the indigenous Baduy community in the form of customary law

Donna Asteria, Putri Alvernia, Berliana Nur Kholila, Sabarina Isma Husein, Farha Widya Asrofani

The Baduy tribe has its own uniqueness and values regarding the forest; it manages the forest using customary law to keep it sustainable. This research aims to describe…

Past, present and future challenges for Australia's indigenous heritage management national policy

Hilary du Cros

Australia appears to be encountering a crisis in the protection of certain heritage places, despite its strong reputation in heritage conservation built up since the…

Cultural heritage management and the effect of corruption in Nigeria: hampering sustainable development via cultural heritage destruction

Terngu Sylvanus Nomishan, Paul-Kolade Tubi, Dimas Solomon Gubam

The aim of this research is to discuss the effect of corruption on conventional management of cultural heritage (CH) resources in Nigeria. It identifies the means by which…

Evaluation of vernacular housing on sustainability – a case study of weaving settlements of Kushanpuri, Kuisiria and Bhatli village in Bargarh district of Odisha, India

Sudha Panda, Soumyendu Shankar Ray

The research aims to explore the wisdom, knowledge and practices in vernacular housing settlements with their sustainability underpinnings as tools for modelling rural…

Heritage potential's mobilisation: challenges and development prospects the case of Guelma in Algeria

Mouna Zerti, Bouba Lezzar Benrachi

The region of Guelma, located in the northeast of Algeria, is characterised by its important natural and cultural heritage. This heritage is ignored and abandoned, which…

Malacca's “Straits Chinese traditional courtyard eclectic style shophouses”: facades' architectural design elements through place identity

Akram Zwain, Azizi Bahauddin

The traditional courtyard shophouses modifications, alterations and deterioration over the years have become a source of concern to major stakeholders. In George Town…