Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development: Volume 10 Issue 2

Holistic urban heritage management of an historic temple town: Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India

Kiruthiga Kandasamy, Thirumaran Kesavaperumal

Urban heritage management is motivated by the alarming rise in destruction of historic buildings; the implementation of pointless urbanization plans and uncontrolled commercial…

Reconceptualising the relationships between heritage and environment within an Earth System Science framework

Jenny Richards, Scott Allan Orr, Heather Viles

This paper questions the common perception within heritage science that the environment is seen primarily as a risk factor that can change or impact heritage. The purpose of this…

Designing with maritime heritage: adaptive re-use of small-scale shipyards in northwest Europe

Jelle Hettema, Linde Egberts

The purpose of this paper is to describe the different design approaches architects take towards the adaptive reuse of small-scale shipyards. Thereby giving a proposition for…

Medical imaging as a taphonomic tool: The naturally-mummified bodies from Takarkori rock shelter (Tadrart Acacus, SW Libya, 6100-5600 uncal BP)

Antonio Profico, Mary Anne Tafuri, Fabio Di Vincenzo, Francesca Ricci, Laura Ottini, Luca Ventura, Gino Fornaciari, Savino Di Lernia, Giorgio Manzi

Medical imaging applied to archaeological human remains represents a powerful tool for the study of specimens of exceptionally fragile nature. Here, the authors report a…

Good practice for industrial heritage sites: systematization, indicators, and case

Heike Oevermann

The purpose of this paper is to identify criteria and examples of good practice in heritage management within the specific field of UNESCO industrial heritage sites. The paper is…

Tourist loyalty and intangible cultural heritage: the case of Popayán, Colombia

Francisco González Santa Cruz, Tomas Lopez-Guzman, Luz Stella Pemberthy Gallo, Pablo Rodríguez-Gutiérrez

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the loyalty of the tourists who visit a city with an important heritage event: The Holy Week Processions in the city of Popayán (Colombia)…

Whose heritage? Determining values of modern public spaces in Canada

Claudine Déom, Nicole Valois

The purpose of this paper is to explore the heritage value of modern public spaces designed by landscape architects in Canada.