Abstract
This paper was prepared as part of the special collection on COVID-19 and the museum. The authors discuss the risks and uncertainties that the pandemic has introduced into the master planning process for cultural sites and resources. The paper concludes with reflections on how the heritage and cultural sector can best cope with these new realities.
Highlights
Journal of ConservationThe role of planning has received growing attention in the professional and academic heritage literature over the last 30 years (e.g., Janssen et al 2017; Logan 1995; Ross 2003)
The authors reflect on this question by drawing on their collective experience in conducting commissioned planning work for a wide range of public and private heritage sector clients worldwide
The circumstances resulting from the ongoing pandemic are challenging, but they present an unprecedented opportunity to develop a new, more sustainable approach to cultural heritage preservation and tourism
Summary
Journal of ConservationThe role of planning has received growing attention in the professional and academic heritage literature over the last 30 years (e.g., Janssen et al 2017; Logan 1995; Ross 2003). Planning for a Sustainable Cultural Heritage Sector in a New Age. Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies, 19(1): 8, 1–6.
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