Assessing the Social Values of Heritage - Methods in Theory and Practice

Assessing the Social Values of Heritage considers how social values can be better understood and incorporated into the day-to-day work of managing and conserving the historic environment.

List of contents

1. Valuing the Historic Environment; 2. Bringing Social Value into Frame; 3. The Production of Knowledge; 4. Case Study Research; 5. Understanding Values and Communities; 6. Methods as Ways of Knowing; 7. Assessments in Real-World Contexts; 8. Working with Social Values in Practice; 9. Future Heritage Practice

About the author

Elizabeth Robson is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Stirling, UK. Her research focuses on the contemporary significance of heritage places, participatory methods, and the role of communities in heritage management, placemaking, and planning processes.

Summary

Assessing the Social Values of Heritage considers how social values can be better understood and incorporated into the day-to-day work of managing and conserving the historic environment.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Robson, Robson Elizabeth
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032805269
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3280526-9
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Routledge Studies in Heritage
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; ART / Museum Studies, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies