Towards a resilient perspective in building conservation
Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development
ISSN: 2044-1266
Article publication date: 15 March 2018
Issue publication date: 10 August 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to describe the cross-fertilisation process between the concept of resilience and building conservation. The authors discuss how the conservation field can address new issues posed by climate change and whether the concept of resilience plays a role within the framework of sustainable building conservation.
Design/methodology/approach
Starting from the use of resilience as a “travelling concept”, different interpretations of the term emerging from different fields are compared and interrelated in order to understand how this concept can impact future research in building conservation.
Findings
In addition to summarising recent developments in conservation theory with a special focus on how sustainability has influenced the field, this work also suggests some lines of research where resilience could foster interdisciplinary approaches to building conservation and presents some controversial outcomes.
Originality/value
The paper raises a discussion on how the concept of resilience could renew the field of building conservation, helping contemporary society to address the challenges of climate change.
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Citation
Luciani, A. and Del Curto, D. (2018), "Towards a resilient perspective in building conservation", Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 8 No. 3, pp. 309-320. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCHMSD-07-2016-0040
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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