2012
DOI: 10.18537/mskn.03.01.05
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An information system for heritage documentation management of Cuenca city, Ecuador

Abstract: The understanding and safeguarding of Cultural Heritage involves the collection, storage and processing of all forms of relevant information pertaining to it. Whereas the heterogeneous sets of data help understanding the heritage monument or site; heritage data management is an essential task for the use, dissemination, protection and conservation of the monuments. Compiling heritage monument records is still mostly a manual procedure, while computer technology partially solved data organization and archiving … Show more

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“…This statement is especially important for most heritage sites in South America, which are situated in emerging economies and where the conservation of the cultural World Heritage is confronted by different kinds of threats, such as limited annual budgets and complex management decisions (Khan and Swapan, 2012). Additionally, the inexistence of measures to secure, archive and systematically updated information exacerbates the problem (Heras et al, 2012).…”
Section: Heritage Conservation Planningmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…This statement is especially important for most heritage sites in South America, which are situated in emerging economies and where the conservation of the cultural World Heritage is confronted by different kinds of threats, such as limited annual budgets and complex management decisions (Khan and Swapan, 2012). Additionally, the inexistence of measures to secure, archive and systematically updated information exacerbates the problem (Heras et al, 2012).…”
Section: Heritage Conservation Planningmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This implies understanding of heritage information requirements and questions. The strategy followed is composed by the following two principles: stakeholders consultation, starting from what they value and its of their interest; and offering the potential of a data management platform for heritage planning purposes (Heras et al, 2012). In this paper the second principle is further developed; however, the findings on the first principle highlight the need to bring together stakeholder requirements and interests into an integrated participation process (Tseng, 2011).…”
Section: A Monitoring System For the World Heritage Site Of Cuencamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In addition, it is undeniable that good decisions in conservation require the availability of appropriate information. This is evidenced by the development of integrated information systems based on well-defined concepts of preventive conservation to support risk management decisions for some UNESCO world heritage sites [76][77][78]. However, hardly any attempt has been made to apply decision analysis methods to assess the risk of structural damage in unique complex monuments.…”
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“…In addition, it is undeniable that good decisions in conservation require the availability of appropriate information. This is evidenced by the development of integrated information systems based on well-defined concepts of preventive conservation to support risk management decisions for some UNESCO world heritage sites (Paolini et al, 2012;Heras et al, 2012;Heras et al, 2013). However, very few attempts have been made to apply decision analysis methods to assess the risk of structural damage in unique complex monuments.…”
Section: Background and Motivationmentioning
confidence: 99%