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Evolving Heritage Conservation Practice in the 21st Century

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Editors:
  1. Christina Cameron

    1. Canada Research Chair on Built Heritage, University of Montréal, Ottawa, Canada

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  • Brings together fourteen international debates on difficult conservation issues
  • Brings together theory and practice by linking theoretical analysis of conservation issues
  • Offers perspectives from global scholars and experts

Part of the book series: Creativity, Heritage and the City (CHC, volume 5)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Evolving Heritage Conservation Practice in the Twenty-first Century

    • Christina Cameron
    Pages 1-17

  3. Heritage and Conservation of the Historic Urban Landscape

    • Michael Turner
    Pages 19-31

  4. Tangible and Intangible Heritage: Two UNESCO Conventions

    • Ahmed Skounti
    Pages 33-50

  5. World Heritage: Defining and Protecting Important Views

    • Kristal Buckley
    Pages 51-71

  6. Conserving Historic Places: Canadian Approaches from 1950–2000

    • Julia Gersovitz
    Pages 73-95

  7. Conserving Cultural Landscapes

    • Julian Smith
    Pages 97-112

  8. Sustainable Heritage-in-Practice: Relationships, Goals, Localization and Models

    • Susan M. Ross
    Pages 113-128

  9. Getting the Message Across Looking Back on Heritage Conservation 20/20: Hindsight and Foresight

    • Claudine Déom
    Pages 129-140

  10. Wind Turbines and Landscape: Towards Sustainable Development

    • Nobuko Inaba
    Pages 141-153

  11. Journeys at the Intersection of Culture and Nature: Towards Integrated Approaches to Conservation

    • Nora J. Mitchell
    Pages 155-172

  12. Interdisciplinarity in Heritage Conservation: Intersections with Climate Change and Sustainability

    • Ewan Hyslop
    Pages 173-187

  13. From Conservation to Reconstruction: The Influence of World Heritage on Theory and Practice

    • François LeBlanc
    Pages 189-206

  14. Balancing Tourism and Heritage Conservation: A World Heritage Context

    • Mechtild Rössler
    Pages 207-218

  15. Views from Young Professionals: Practice Makes Practice

    • Angela Garvey
    Pages 219-233

  16. Looking Back, Stepping Forward: Student Perspectives on Fourteen Round Tables

    • Christie Ellis Wong
    Pages 235-248

  17. Looking Forward

    • Christina Cameron
    Pages 249-253

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 255-285
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About this book

This book focuses on current trends in cultural heritage conservation and their influence on heritage practice. Seen through the lenses of World Heritage, historic urban landscapes, heritage tourism, climate change or the nature/culture nexus, these challenges call for innovative approaches to protect and conserve our heritage places. The book brings together the voices of different stakeholders in the heritage conservation process, ranging from scholars, site managers and government officials to young professionals and students.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Canada Research Chair on Built Heritage, University of Montréal, Ottawa, Canada

    Christina Cameron

About the editor

Christina Cameron held the Canada Research Chair in Built Heritage at the University of Montréal from 2005 to 2019 where she directed a research program on heritage conservation. She previously worked in Parks Canada’s cultural heritage programs for more than thirty-five years. Her involvement with World Heritage began in 1987, chairing the committee in 1990 and 2008 and co-authoring Many Voices, One Vision: The Early Years of the World Heritage Convention (2013). In 2007, she received the Outstanding Achievement Award of the Public Service of Canada, the country’s highest recognition for public service. In 2014, she was named to the Order of Canada and, in 2018, was awarded the Prix du Québec Gérard-Morisset for her contributions to heritage conservation in Canada and abroad. She is a founding member of OurWorldHeritage. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Evolving Heritage Conservation Practice in the 21st Century

  • Editors: Christina Cameron

  • Series Title: Creativity, Heritage and the City

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2123-2

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-99-2122-5Published: 04 June 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-99-2125-6Due: 05 July 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-99-2123-2Published: 03 June 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2366-4584

  • Series E-ISSN: 2366-4592

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 285

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 40 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cultural Heritage, Landscape Architecture, Archaeology

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