| CODE | BLH5522 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Conservation Management | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Conservation and Built Heritage | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will introduce participants to some fundamental principles of conservation management. It will introduce the model of value-based conservation planning. Participants will explore some of the issues of working with values, vulnerabilities, and stakeholder engagement, all of which are essential ingredients of sound conservation planning. The unit will then provide an overview of the practical realities of project organization and project management in relation to the conservation of historic buildings, archaeological sites and their contexts. The specific problems associated with managing the conservation of historic buildings, archaeological sites and their contexts will be discussed. An on-site session at an ongoing conservation project will provide the opportunity to discuss practical issues in situ with conservation practitioners. Study-unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to familiarise the student with the fundamental principles of value-baed conservation planning, conservation management frameworks such as the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, and the practical complexities involved in planning and managing a conservation project on a historic building or archaeological site, in its wider context. Issues considered range from defining the values of a site, to consensus-building and community engagement during the conception of a conservation project, to the practical realities of managing budgets and time-frames on sites that often present unique and unexpected challenges. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Assess the values of a site where an intervention is being planned; - Explain the complexities associated with the definition of a conservation project; - Describe the challenges associated with the conservation and management of historic buildings and archaeological sites. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Engage community members and stakeholders in a meaningful consultation on the values of a site and the desired objectives of a conservation project; - Define a conservation project from start to finish, including time-frames (Gantt chart) and costings; - Prepare the outline of a management and conservation plan for a historic building or archaeological site. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Essential readings: - Breeze DJ. Conservation and management of archaeological sites. Antiquity. 1998;72(275):228 - Clarke, K. 2001. Informed Conservation: Understanding Historic Buildings and Their Landscapes for Conservation. English Heritage - Cleland, D.I. and Ireland L, R. 2006. Project management : strategic design and implementation (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill - Council of Europe Conventions: Granada, Valletta, Florence http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/heritage/Archeologie/default_en.asp http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/heritage/Landscape/default_en.asp - Feilden B. 2003. Conservation of Historic Buildings. Architectural Press - Heritage Lottery Fund. 1998. Conservation Plans for Historic Places http://www.icomos.org/~fleblanc/documents/management/doc_ConservationPlansForHistoricPlaces.pdf - International Charters: Athens, Venice, Burra. http://www.international.icomos.org/charters.htm - Wharton, G. 2011. The Painted King: Art, Activism, & Authenticity in Hawai’i. University of Hawai’i Press. Further readings: - Cordaro M. 1994, 1999. Il Restauro. Teoria e Pratica. Ed. Riuniti - De la Torre M. 1995. The Conservation of Archaeological Sites in the Mediterranean Region. Los Angeles, Getty Conservation Institutes - Lowenthal D. 1985. The Past is a Foreign Country. Cambridge University Press - Lowenthal D. 1996, 1997, 1998. The Heritage Crusade. Cambridge University Press - Sullivan,S. and Mackay, R. Archaeological Sites: Conservation and Management. Getty Conservation Insititute 2012. |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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