Human-Centered Built Environment Heritage Preservation by Jer... - 9781138583948

Taylor & Francis

Human-Centered Built Environment Heritage PreservationTheory and Evidence-Based Practice\nAuthor(s): Jeremy C. Wells, Barry L. Stiefel\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138583948, 978-1138583948\nSynopsis\nHuman-Centered Built Environment Heritage Preservation addresses the question of how a human-centred conservation approach can and should change practice. For the most part, there are few answers to this question because professionals in the heritage conservation field do not use social science research methodologies to manage cultural landscapes, assess historical significance and inform the treatment of building and landscape fabric. With few exceptions, only academic theorists have explored these topics while failing to offer specific, usable guidance on how the social sciences can actually be used by heritage professionals.\n\nIn exploring the nature of a human-centred heritage conservation practice, we expl.