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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"heritage values"”.
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Township churches as heritage: The case of Langa, Cape Town
This study investigates the perceived heritage significance of township churches. This is done by means of a case study which focuses on early churches in Langa, particularly the Wesleyan Methodist and the African Methodist Episcopal churches. The hypothesis is that heritage values are attached to …
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Changing values in heritage: shifts from the tangible to intangible in urban historic environments bo-kaap as case study
This study explores the emergence of changing values associated with heritage in postapartheid South Africa, expressed as a shift from tangible to intangible heritage values. Central to the study is an understanding of the evolutionary construction of changing values in a rooted heritage community …
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The Ethnography of On-Site Interpretation and Commemoration Practices: Place-Based Cultural Heritages at the Bear Paw, Big Hole, Little Bighorn, and Rosebud Battlefields
… and expression of place-based cultural heritages and historical knowledge. The first hypothesis examined whether park visitors and personnel perceived these American Indian battlefields as nationally significant or if other heritage values associated with the place-based interpretation …
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The Ethnography of On-Site Interpretation and Commemoration Practices: Place-Based Cultural Heritages at the Bear Paw, Big Hole, Little Bighorn, and Rosebud Battlefields
… and expression of place-based cultural heritages and historical knowledge. The first hypothesis examined whether park visitors and personnel perceived these American Indian battlefields as nationally significant or if other heritage values associated with the place-based interpretation …
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A value based approach to modern architectural heritage in Cyprus: Schools in Larnaka, 1945-1963
… is faced with the challenge of addressing the heritage assets of its modern architectural heritage. Emerging scholarship has indicated the wealth and the complexity of modern architecture in Cyprus as heritage. Nevertheless, modern architecture in Cyprus, developed during the most turbulent …
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Exploring the tourism potential of heritage sites : the case of the Botha Bothe Plateau in Lesotho
… in the area, through the management of its heritage resources. The main objectives of the study are: (a) to examine the way the Botha Bothe Plateau has been managed as a cultural landscape in order to evaluate how much the local communities are benefiting from this important Lesotho heritage …
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The Architectural Heritage of Private Non-Monumental Structures: Diu Town
… and architectural environments, the current heritage value and the physical condition of structures. Today, these settlements exist as post-colonial cultural neighbourhoods within quickly urbanising culturally complex urban environments. Due to neglect and demolition of heritage structures in …
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From Worship to Wellness: A Study of the Adaptive Reuse of Historical Churches in Urban and Rural Ontario
… to the loss of over 9,000 buildings. The heritage values of these unique spaces are well established in Ontario, and churches have come to represent not only a subset of religious ideologies but also the collective memories of rural and urban communities across the province. The rise of …
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Historic assets and their significance: Country houses & gardens of South Pembrokeshire c.1700-c.1850
… decisions. I apply Cadw criteria for evaluating heritage values to assess the significance of historic assets whilst arguing the contribution of research value. The historic assets studied in this thesis are registered parks and gardens, garden structures, listed country houses, associated …
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Social housing as heritage : case study : Langa hostels : whose values and what significance?
… the first identification and assignment of heritage values and significance undertaken by the “establishment”, the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) and the City of Cape Town (CCT) in the Township of Langa in the Cape Province a decade ago. In brief, this is the story of Langa …
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Pretoria heritage layers : developing a heritage catalogue for iron age settlements found in the (former) Transvaal
The study of heritage has become a distinct research area in the academic world and has a profound influence on society. Over the last century, many organisations have developed charters to aid in the global conservation and protection of heritage resources. Through the use of heritage values …
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Community-based Mixed Method Research to Understand Rapidly Changing Cultural Landscapes
Tangible and intangible heritage values of cultural landscapes are becoming lost or transforming under the threat of rapidly changing landscapes. Researcher-oriented documenting methods are missing significant meanings of landscapes for local communities. Community-based methods can reveal both …
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Conformance-Based Plans: Attributing Built Heritage Outcomes to Plan Implementation Under New Zealand's Resource Management Act
… of district plans in protecting built heritage, which is a matter of national importance under New Zealand's Resource Management Act 1991 (RMAct). This is despite the fact that the RMAct directs planning agencies to evaluate the effectiveness of plan provisions. This lack of evaluation …
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Assessing private forest landowner decision making in Illinois: applied management solutions for diverse objectives
… a refuge for biological diversity, watershed values, renewable timber production, carbon storage, recreation, and enjoyment. The private forestland base also faces a number of threats including development, parcelization, invasive species encroachment, damaging harvesting practices, and …
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Physical Activity Experiences of Persian Women Recently Immigrated to Canada
… environment and social structure, 3) Cultural heritage values, 4) Settlement and immigration factors, and 5) Physical activity program features. Discussion: Findings revealed that Persian new immigrant women’s engagement in physical activity after immigration is influenced by factors across the …
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Stone cleaning: a value assessment.
… record of a country's history and cultural heritage, and make an important contribution to modern cultural identity. Any intervention which changes their appearance, or the manner in which they contribute towards the living environment,should therefore be considered rigorously prior to such …
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Managing Cultural Heritage in "Natural" Protected Areas: Case studies of Rangitoto and Motutapu islands in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf
… ecological restoration. Features of cultural heritage associated with these areas, such as buildings, structures or archaeological sites, may be neglected, under-acknowledged, or even removed in order to support or create an image of “naturalness”. This has resulted in tensions and conflicts …
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Enhancing Cultural Heritage in an Impact Assessment Process: Analysis of Experiences from the UK World Heritage Sites
This three-year PhD study looks at heritage performance in impact assessment (IA) practices, analysing the urban planning context and management experiences of selected urban World Heritage (WH) sites in the UK. The research develops recommendations for assessing the impact of plans, programmes and …
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The Right to Control the Land: Law, Heritage and Self-Determination by Native Hawaiians
… of Hawai‘i reflect that history as Indigenous heritage has been integrated into state law. However, during the last forty years the laws protecting Native Hawaiian rights have been challenged in Hawai‘i through a series of significant land claim lawsuits. Native Hawaiian struggles for …
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Establishing the significance of intangible heritage in the management of South Korean Historic Gardens
Heritage was defined as “what we value”, or “what we wish to pass on to future generations”, that is to say, heritage is not only a product of the past but also a valuable process in a culture (Deacon, 2003). Furthermore, the relationship between nature and culture is a defining problem for recent …
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