Heritage Conservation in Australia: A Frame in Flux

O'Connor, Penny

doi:10.1080/13556207.2000.10785261

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“…Initially, Conservation Plan was introduced by James Semple Kerr under The Burra Charter (Worthing and Bond, 2008). 'Burra Charter Process' has set a logical sequence of investigations, decisions and actions upon buildings' significance (Pearce, 2000, p. 15;Worthing and Bond, 2008, p. 110) and this makes it "very similar" (O'Connor, 2000;Hudson and James, 2007) and "well resonance" with Conservation Plan (Whitbourn, 2007).…”

Section: The Emergence and Virtues Of Conservation Planmentioning

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Conservation plan and “green maintenance” from sustainable repair perspectives

Kayan

2015

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment

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Section: The Emergence and Virtues Of Conservation Planmentioning

confidence: 99%

Conservation plan and “green maintenance” from sustainable repair perspectives

Kayan

2015

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment

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“…The principles guiding cultural heritage practice, in particular the application of the four evaluative criteria, are so widely accepted they can be viewed as a primary frame (O’Connor, 2000). Goffman (1974) describes a primary frame as a concept or way of thinking that is so dominant it is difficult to conceive of challenging its primacy, and it is applied automatically and largely without question.…”

Section: Australian Heritage Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, in the case of the evaluative criteria, this has not been the case. While both State and Federal legislation has enshrined the criteria, subsequent guidance on how the values can be identified and understood has blurred distinctions (O’Connor, 2000). Reframing of the criteria is also occurring through informal practices adopted by consultants and the development of conventions that have consciously or unconsciously been accepted by government agencies.…”

Section: Australian Heritage Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

“…And in the same way that other elements of our cultural heritage are increasingly pressured and threatened by accelerated social and physical change, so too are unique soundscapes: the patterns of sound that define and distinguish places from one another. The primary frame that guides and informs heritage conservation in Australia recognises that sensory values, including sound, can contribute to a place's significance and includes them under the broadly defined criteria of aesthetic value (O’Connor, 2000). When places are assessed for heritage listing, however, aesthetic value is usually limited to visual aesthetics, most commonly those relating to architectural styles or landmark qualities.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Sound of Silence: Valuing Acoustics in Heritage Conservation

O'Connor

2008

Geographical Research

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This paper explores the reasons behind the omission of historic acoustic values from heritage assessments in Australia. Best practice dictates that all cultural heritage values associated with significant places should be assessed in order to make informed conservation and management decisions. However, the multisensory nature of aesthetics has been reframed in guidance documentation in ways that run counter to the primary frame. Conventions that have developed around the way places are assessed also work against comprehensive identification of values. As a result, the consideration of aesthetics in cultural heritage is limited to contemporary visual qualities. Furthermore, because the assessment of historic value takes a diachronic rather than synchronic approach, we have little knowledge of the places past communities valued for the sounds they experienced there. Research into landscape preference and acoustic ecology highlights the importance of identifying the inherent acoustic dimension of places and the role sound plays in developing a sense of place. Two landscape areas in Western Australia's south-west with historic acoustic values, the Boranup Sand Patch and the Lower Reaches of the Blackwood River, illustrate how historic soundscapes can provide insightful contrasts and resonances with contemporary values, and how vulnerable such places are when the sound of place is overlooked in land management policies.

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“…The Burra Charter, 2013, established by the ICOMOS, defines cultural significance as aesthetic, historic, scientific, social or spiritual value for past, present or future generations, which is embodied in the place itself, its fabric, setting, use, associations, meanings, records, related places and related objects (The Burra Charter, 2013). Studies affirm that the “sense of place” is deeply embedded in the heritage assessment framework in heritage conservation guidelines (O’Connor, 2000). In the Burra Chater, the place is defined as “sites, area, land, landscape, building, group of buildings and may include components, contents, spaces and views”.…”

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Understanding place identity in urban scale Smart Heritage using a cross-case analysis method

Geng,

Chau,

Jamei

et al. 2023

IJTC

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Purpose Smart Heritage is a recently established discourse that entwines smartness and the heritage discipline. Studies have shown that place identity is at the core of value-based frameworks of built heritage. This study aims to unveil the role of identity in existing Smart Heritage frameworks, which is currently a gap in existing research. Design/methodology/approach To better understand place identity in the Smart Heritage context and facilitate future framework establishments, this study uses a cross-case analysis method to scrutinise common trends in the identity development of seven current best practices. Findings The results show that current best practices involve smart technologies in sustaining or rebuilding heritage identities, mostly mapped on the local scale. Catered solutions are essential in this context due to historic cities’ variegated pursuits of identity. Most current Smart Heritage projects are at the transitioning stage from digital to smart, as the autonomous ability of smart innovations is yet to be fully realised on the city or the global scale. Researchers are encouraged to draw essence from existing heritage frameworks considering the built heritage’s place identity, which is at the core of culturally sustainable Smart Heritage transitions. Originality/value This study concludes with five recommendations for addressing heritage identity in Smart Heritage frameworks, targeting future research avenues. Also, this study furthers the discussion on the linkage of Smart Heritage, place identity and marketing strategy, contributing to the city branding and tourism management field. Future research should extend the case-study selection beyond Europe, which is a recognised limitation of this study.

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Heritage Conservation in Australia: A Frame in Flux

Cited by 5 publications

References 1 publication

Conservation plan and “green maintenance” from sustainable repair perspectives

Conservation plan and “green maintenance” from sustainable repair perspectives

The Sound of Silence: Valuing Acoustics in Heritage Conservation

Understanding place identity in urban scale Smart Heritage using a cross-case analysis method

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