Monday 1 September 2014

Introducing Heritage Management & Conservation Concepts

HERITAGE MANAGEMENT is concerned with what things will be retained from the past, and with how they will be used in the present and future. In the light of acceleration of process of manufacture and discard, there is a fear that these vast remains of the past will be lost forever. As against this danger, heritage management ensures active participation of these resources in the society and contributes to sustainable development.

CONSERVATION is an action of prolonging the existence of significant objects. Conservation may, according to circumstance, include the processes of: retention or reintroduction of a use; retention of associations and meanings; maintenance, preservation, restoration, reconstruction, adaptation and interpretation; and will commonly include a combination of more than one of these. Minimal Intervention, Repair than replace, Reversibility, Maintenance of Visual Setting, Sustainability are some of the important aspects of conservation.

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