Heritage Value Research Articles

Typology and Development Orientation of Geotourism in the Dak Nong UNESCO Global Geopark, Vietnam

The Dak Nong UNESCO Global Geopark (DNAUGGp) is an area that still preserves many unique geological attributes, topography, and natural landscapes. This study evaluates the potential resources, current exploitation status, and conservation level of geological and cultural heritage values in the Dak Nong Global Geopark. Data was collected through direct surveys and questionnaires for tourists, local people, management officials, and experts in such related fields as geology, heritage, culture, and tourism. Based on the analysis and evaluation of the Dak Nong UNESCO Global Geopark’s tourism potential and attractiveness, the paper proposes two types of natural and cultural geotourism with seven sub-types which have potential for exploitation and development in the Dak Nong UNESCO Global Geopark. The survey results show that the appeal of different types of geotours and tourist in the geopark varies according to the age, gender, and profession of the surveyed group. The research findings contribute to guiding potential customer groups for each type of geotourism and directing the sustainable development of geological tourism in the Dak Nong UNESCO Global Geopark.

Is the Traditional Rural Architecture in the Periphery of Istanbul Climate-Friendly? The Case Study of Şile, Gökmaslı

Nowadays, the decrease in available resources due to excessive use and the deterioration of ecological balance haverevealed the necessity of developing approaches compatible with nature for the whole world. The effects of theseapproaches have been seen for a long time in the construction industry, which constitutes a significant part of energyconsumption, and therefore in the field of architecture. There is an increasing environmental awareness not only ofthe design and implementation phases of new buildings but also of reconsidering existing historical rural settlementsbuilt according to natural and climatic conditions in the past. This paper aims to verify/falsify the theory that it wouldbe beneficial to protect and sustain the traditional rural architectural heritage in combating the negative effects of theclimate crisis, which is widely accepted in the literature. These criteriawere questioned in-depth on a case, which have rural heritage value. The existing physical environment in the Gökmaslı rural settlement of Şile on urban periphery of Istanbul was examined in terms of ecological sustainability, and the possible contributions of the preservation of historical settlements to climate adaptation studies are discussed.

DOES THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE PRAMBANAN TEMPLE REFLECT ITS HERITAGE VALUE?

<p>This study aims to estimate the economic value of the Prambanan Temple tourist attraction using the Travel Cost Method (TCM). The visitor willingness to pay for entrance tickets is used to reflect the economic value of the Prambanan Temple's cultural heritage, assessed with the Individual Travel Cost Method (ITCM) approach. The analysis utilizes Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression. The study included 186 respondents. Total visitor willingness to pay for the Prambanan Temple is Rp 10,747,976 ($688.57), with an average visitor willingness to pay of Rp 57,753 ($3.70) per visit. The current entrance ticket price is Rp 50,000 ($3.22). This suggests that the value of the Prambanan Temple's cultural heritage to visitors is higher than the current ticket price. The consumer surplus generated by the 186 respondents is Rp 1,399,358 ($89.65), with a consumer surplus per individual of Rp 7,492 ($0.48). </p>

Target reliabilities for heritage structures derived from cost optimization

AbstractIn the last decade, structural reliability and safety efforts have been oriented toward the assessment of existing structures and the development of related target reliability levels. However, up‐to‐date there is no consensus on the reliability philosophy that should be followed when considering the assessment of heritage structures, and the level of reliability which is appropriate to them. In this study, a framework is proposed which derives new values for the economically optimal target reliability for the upgrade of a structure, , and the reliability threshold for upgrade, , considering the cultural heritage value of the structure. The total expected life cycle cost is minimized, assuming that the structure is given up after collapse, as heritage value is typically lost after failure. The target reliability values are based on three main parameters: the relative annual benefit of using the structure (affected by its heritage value), the relative cost of failure and the relative cost of increasing the reliability. Target reliability values are proposed specifically for heritage structures, considering a range of the main input parameters.

Artistic heritage conservation: the relevance and cultural value of Guangzhou clan building paintings to traditional rituals from a kinship perspective through perceptual assessment and data mining

The study of clan paintings reveals a shift in perspective from art aesthetics to cultural connotations to cultural identity, yet literature seldom discusses the relationship between art and kinship culture. Taking the murals of ancestral hall architecture in Guangzhou as an example, this paper utilizes text mining to identify factors influencing its decorative art. It reveals the traditional rites' artistic expression through dimensions of characters' demeanor and the transmission of content values, offering a fresh perspective for heritage value research. Findings: (1) themes and implications are mostly oriented towards positive value transmission, transitioning from idealistic layman life to the realism of lower-class existence, emphasizing humanization; (2) the extroverted portrayal of characters contrasts with the dignified, restrained etiquette of traditional rites, with some characters' portrayal and facial expressions exuding approachability; (3) murals conveying positive emotions are mostly related to longevity, auspiciousness, fortune, and heroic deeds, while those conveying negative emotions mainly involve elderly male figures, reflecting a content bias related to characters; (4) historical allusion murals with complex content reduce the emotional resonance and arousal efficiency of the viewer; (5) incomplete mural content increases negative emotions in perceivers, highlighting the impact of mural preservation on emotional resonance. To delve into the formation of clan painting art, it is essential not only to interpret the diversity of its patterns but also to demonstrate the representation of its social attributes in decorative art. The formation of clan painting decorative art exhibits kinship cultural attributes, epitomizing the essence of traditional ceremonial thought.

Heritage Evaluation of the Carob Tree MTAS in the Territory of Valencia: Analysis and Social Perception of the Ecosystem Services and Values from Cultivating It

The concept of Multifunctional Territorialized Agrifood Systems (MTASs) arose as an alternative to global hegemonic models in the 21st century. This study intends to identify the main ecosystem values and services generated by the MTAS of the carob tree in the territory of Valencia, which is one of the most characteristic dryland fruit tree species farmed in the Mediterranean. To do so, a multi-criteria quantitative evaluation system has been used that enables values to be assigned to the kinds of significance placed on MTASs. For this purpose, a questionnaire was carried out with 268 local inhabitants. The global score obtained is 7.6 points, indicating a high heritage value. Some of the criteria with the best scores are related to the authenticity of the carob tree and its social and historical values since this crop is a testament to ancestral techniques and traditions. Furthermore, this Mediterranean crop provides numerous ecosystem services and has multiple properties and applications, mainly in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The local population has scored the vulnerability value with only 4.1 points as a consequence of the progressive abandonment of the cultivated area in recent decades. Therefore, greater involvement from social stakeholders is essential in order to preserve this crop.

Goddess Worship Belief at the Hoa’s Temples in An Giang (Viet Nam)

Since the end of the 18th century, the Hoa immigrant groups have been set foot on An Giang land. During 19th century, along with the process of settling in the new land, the the Hoa people have built facilities to serve their different needs of material and spiritual life. The Hoa’s temples have been established and taken the role of spiritual and religious institutions, which have been preserving the customs, traditions and culture from the Hoa’s homeland. One of these religions was a goddess belief. Over the past two centuries, the worship of the Goddess at the Hoa’s temples in An Giang has followed their ancestors’ tradition. In the current international integration context, these unique heritage values need to be preserved and promoted.

Georesources in Cultural Heritage: the Mg/Ca Ratio in Lime as a Marker of Variations in the Exploitation of Lime Stones in the Vercelli Area (Piemonte, Italy) over the Centuries

Archaeological investigations in the rural settlements of the Po Valley in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy, particularly in the Monferrato area, have revealed a wide range of structures dating from the Roman to the Early Medieval periods. This rural architecture is of great heritage value, as it provides insights into the historical development of Piedmont.This paper focuses on the analysis of lime, one of the oldest and most important building materials, used as binder of bedding mortars of three archaeological rural buildings sites dating from the Early Roman imperial Period to the Late Antique phases of medieval fortified centers of Piedmont region.A low-cost and efficient diagnostic geochemical-based method based on the characterization of two oxides present in the lime of mortars and in carbonate rocks of the area (MgO and CaO) is presented. Exploited limestone quarries exploited often have a fairly constant chemical composition and therefore a typical geological Mg/Ca ratio. The variation in this ratio is useful for the relative dating of building walls and for identifying of geological formations and quarries possibly used during the different architectural phases. This paper focuses on this second objective: the study of potential supply areas across the ages related to the ancient communication routes.

Deep learning based identification and interpretability research of traditional village heritage value elements: a case study in Hubei Province

The preservation and transmission of traditional villages is crucial to the prosperity and development of ethnic cultures. However, current traditional village surveys usually require a large number of experts and scholars to conduct field research, which is an expensive and time-consuming method, especially for large-scale tasks. Therefore, this study proposes an automatic classification method based on deep learning (DL) for the identification of traditional village heritage value elements (TVHVE). The study evaluates four selected convolutional neural network (CNN) frames using traditional villages in Hubei Province as a sample dataset. The results show that Residual Network152 (ResNet152) is the most suitable CNN frame for identifying TVHVE in Hubei. The stability and consistency of various TVHVE present in the ResNet152 model were evaluated using Area Under Curve (AUC) and Precision Recall Curve (PRC), which indicated satisfactory prediction performance for most elements, except for specific elements such as tombstones and stone carvings, which showed lower accuracy. In addition, the study sheds light on the areas of concern of the model with respect to different TVHVE images and elucidates the reasons behind the confusion between elements through semantic clustering based on image classification and interpretability analysis using the Gradient-Weighted Class Activation Mapping (Grad-CAM) heat map. By using an automated classification method based on DL, this study significantly reduces the cost and effort associated with traditional surveys. At the same time, insight into areas of concern and confusion in the model improves guidance for conservation efforts and provides valuable references for subsequent research.

Research on seismic response of museum cultural relics for shock absorption and seismic isolation

Museum cultural relics are valuable heritages of the development and change of the Chinese Nation over thousands of years, so the research on the protection of cultural relics is of great significance. In this paper, for the research on double shockproof of museums and cultural relics showcases in the museum, finite element models of the base fixed structure, base isolated structure and viscous fluid damper structure of the museum are established, modal analysis and time-history analysis are carried out to compare the seismic effect of the three kinds of structures. At the same time, the fixed cultural relics showcase, isolated cultural relics showcase and viscous fluid damper cultural relics showcase are established, and the seismic response analysis is carried out by inputting seismic waves and floor waves of the museums to study the acceleration and displacement response of the showcase countertop. The results show that, compared with the base fixed structure and base isolated structure of the museum, the viscous fluid damper structure of the museum can better reduce the inter-story shear force, inter-story drift and the floor acceleration response of the structure, and more effectively consume the seismic energy input to the structure, with the most obvious effect of shock absorption and seismic isolation; relative to the base fixed structure and base isolated structure, under the action of floor waves of the viscous fluid damper structure of the museum, the isolated cultural relics showcase and viscous fluid damper cultural relics showcase for shock absorption and seismic isolation are very obvious, so the isolated cultural relics showcase and viscous fluid damper cultural relics showcase are placed in the viscous fluid damper structure of the museum, all can achieve the purpose of the double shockproof of the cultural relics.

A Controversial Make-Over of a ‘Make-Believe’ Heritage—The Transformation of Guangrenwang Temple

This article discusses issues related to sustainable heritage management in China and problematises two dichotomies in heritage practices and research: the ‘Eastern/Western’ approaches and the tangible–intangible divide. It addresses these issues by examining the dramatic ‘make-over’ project of Guangrenwang Temple in Shanxi Province, China. The ‘make-over’ project transformed a small rural temple with a ninth-century timber structure into an architectural history museum, with a combination of private, public, and crowd-sourced funding. A real-estate corporation played a significant role in the project’s initiative and organised a large-scale national and international publicity campaign around the project. Previously unknown to most laypeople in China, the temple attracted much debate since the project’s completion, revolving around its ‘cultural legitimacy’, the design’s appropriateness, the sustainability of the revitalisation, and the implications of the project to its ‘heritage value’ and authenticity. This article traces the opinions, actions, and effects of the temple’s heritage assemblage and reveals the causal powers contributing to the emergence and transformation of associations within. It further questions the project team’s claims regarding the project’s effects on the historic setting’s authenticity and its long-term social impact on the relationship between the temple and its community. It reveals five controversies regarding the choice of its curation theme, architectural language, decision-making, and management models. The complexities manifested in the actors’ actions and effects demonstrate the ambiguous boundaries between the tangible and the intangible, and the perceived ‘Western’ and ‘Eastern’ approaches.

Cultural route heritage as mobility narrative: the world heritage inscription of China’s Grand Canal

ABSTRACT The Grand Canal is a network which for over one millennium connected the rice growing regions of southern China with the centres of political power in the north. During the 19th and 20th centuries it fell into decline. In the 1980s calls for the Grand Canal’s heritage preservation appeared. China’s heritage system was transitioning from a focus on ‘cultural relics’ to that of ‘cultural heritage’. This transition involved the theorisation, construction, and governance of a ‘cultural market’ in the context of an expanding leisure economy and mobile society. We seek here to outline features of the heritagisation of the Grand Canal that constitute an example of cultural route heritage as mobility narrative. Firstly, we bring attention to the ways in which the ‘Dayunhe’ was rediscovered, valorised and subject to a dramatic transformation in its conceived heritage value. Secondly, we examine how the Grand Canal is indicative of China’s growing interest in ‘mobility narratives’ including that of the Belt and Road Initiative. We argue that this not only reflects the project to develop narratives that bind the population to the story of the nation, but also the expansion in mobility and connectivity domestically and internationally.

Musical Culture of the Kyrgyz People

The musical culture of the Kyrgyz people is a valuable heritage that reflects its traditions, history, and spiritual values. This study is relevant because in the modern pedagogical process the emphasis on the integration of national cultural features, including music, is becoming increasingly important. It promotes multicultural education and the development of students’ national identity. The purpose of this study was to develop ways to integrate the musical culture of the Kyrgyz people into modern pedagogical education and recommendations for their optimisation. The following methods were used in the study: analytical, specifically, historical analysis; comparative; method of synthesis; as well as methods of generalisation and systematisation. The most revealing was the historical analysis, through which the historical context of the development of Kyrgyz musical culture and its influence on education in different periods of history was studied. The results of the study suggested that the inclusion of elements of musical culture of the Kyrgyz people in the pedagogical process can serve as an effective tool for the development of students’ cultural self-awareness, as well as the development of their emotional and social competence. However, to achieve the best results, clearly formulated methods are needed that consider the specifics of Kyrgyz musical culture and the features of the modern pedagogical process. Among such techniques, the following were identified: cultural immersion, integrated lessons, project-oriented method, organisation of creative working groups, case method, creation of interactive music laboratories, differentiated approach, and application of the method of critical analysis in lessons. The findings of this study can be useful for teachers, students at pedagogical universities, researchers in the field of pedagogy and ethnomusicology, as well as educational authorities.

The Synergistic Structure and Potential Development for Sustainable Ecosystem Services in Urban Areas along the Grand Canal: A Case Study of the Wuxi Segment

The Grand Canal possesses a unique ecosystem as one of the world cultural heritage sites. However, its ecological roles and services have been underemphasized in heritage conservation efforts, leading to environmental pollution and the degradation of its heritage value, especially in the highly urbanized southern Jiangsu section downstream. This study examines the synergy between regulating ecosystem services (RESs) and cultural ecosystem services (CESs) along the highly urbanized Wuxi section of the Grand Canal, as well as the environmental drivers influencing this relationship. The findings reveal that the synergy between CESs and RESs does not occur at the urban–rural interface but rather in areas 4-6 km away from the Central Business District (CBD). Certain drivers, such as floor area ratio (FAR) and plot ratio (PR), enhance both RES and CES within specific sections. Beyond riparian green belts, various low-density, dispersed, and well-vegetated lands could serve as significant contributors to future ecosystem service (ES) synergy. These conclusions further elucidate the spatial distribution of the heritage cultural services and other ES synergy along the Grand Canal, providing scientific support for broader improvements guiding the sustainable co-development in similar urbanized areas.

What Makes a Wasteland? A Contemporary Archaeology of Urban Waste Sites

In this article, I undertake an archaeology of urban “wastelands.” In doing so I ask how such places are materially and conceptually “made” and examine the effects that such labeling has on how postindustrial urban sites are used and valued. Taking examples from the capital cities of England and Scotland (London and Edinburgh), I show that the meaning of “waste” at such sites is temporally and socially contingent. Establishing certainty between which landscapes are “wasted” and which are not can prove difficult, and, in some cases, archaeologists themselves may be implicated in labeling and then “cleansing” wastelands, with archaeology operating as a form of waste management. While wastelands may appear as dissonant and associated with negativity or decay at first glance, I show that these places can also facilitate surprisingly generative and creative uses and provide new forms of heritage value.

Social Responsibility and Airbnb Hosts: Voices from Northern Cyprus

This study examined relevant linkages between motivational factors to be the owner of P2P accommodation (Airbnb host) and being active in pro-environmental and pro-social actions in life practices using a qualitative research method. Our study contributes to the literature associating the motivations of being an Airbnb host and being active in sustainability issues under the framework of moral values. Furthermore, the study analyzed whether an individual awareness of sustainability practices by Airbnb hosts influences their motivations for social responsibility actions in their hosting practices. The key themes followed were ‘Community Engagement and Pro-Social Practices’, ‘Environmental Consciousness and Pro-environmental Practices’, ‘Family Values on Moral Identity and Legal Compliance’, and ‘Restoration and Cultural Heritage’. Findings revealed that hosts stress the importance of the level of environmental consciousness that is gained from education in fostering social responsibility. Respondents believed that teaching cultural heritage, environmental awareness, and ethical values, especially to children, is crucial to building a responsible society. Additionally, participants expressed a sense of social responsibility through the restoration of idle and old houses, contributing to the preservation of cultural heritage and historical structures. As a context of the moral identity issue of respondent hosts, the influence of family values on the development of moral identity was highlighted. The findings of the study showed that hosts work in a team to implement necessary projects for the benefit of society. The study ends with a discussion of the findings and relevant suggestions for the industry.

Lexicon of Samarkand and Sariasian Tajiks and their Comparative Analysis

Annotation: By studying historical, social, and ethnographic linguistics, the history, customs, traditions, cultural heritage, and national values of each nation are enriched. The study of dialects and dialects is based on the achievements of ethnography, history, archeology, and folklore. The lexicon of local dialects is inextricably linked with the life and history of the people, and the vocabulary of the living language of any people and nation is closely related to its history. The object of study is one of the oldest regions of the Tajiks, and ancient elements of the Tajik language have taken their place in the dialect of this region. From a practical point of view, the research results can be used as material for the creation of theoretical and practical teaching-methodical manuals for the study of the Uzbek and Tajik languages, bilingualism, their role in the development of interlinguistic relations, lexicology, and dialectology.

Promoting the social interaction in a historical community through participatory planning and design: An empirical study in Rural China

Public participation in heritage conservation is an area that lacks proper investigation in the urban planning and design discipline. To address this gap, this paper presents an empirical study of participatory design methods promoting social interaction in Liuzhi, a historical community with cultural and historical relics in rural China. Based on data collected through surveys, poster mapping, in-situ exhibition, and photo collage, this paper presents perceptions and the needs of residents for the development of cultural heritage. The results indicate that the methodology facilitates the dissemination of expertise and local knowledge, as well as the bidirectional interactions between designers and residents to enhance an understanding of the historical value of heritage. Suggestions were proposed for balancing the contradictions of expertise and local knowledge, which is imperative in the development of proposals for heritage conservation and regeneration in rural areas.

Multi-criteria decision aiding for built heritage value assessment: Model and application in Québec City, Canada

Multi-criteria decision aiding for built heritage value assessment: Model and application in Québec City, Canada

Historical Past and Historical-Cultural Heritage of Buryats as Reflected in Journal ‘Sibirskie Ogni’ (1920s-1980s): Memory Politics Aspect

The aim of the article is to characterize representations of the history and historicalcultural heritage of the Buryats in the pages of the Sibirskie Ogni journal from the early 1920s to the late 1980s in the context of state memory politics. The methodological framework of the study was the field of “Memory Studies.” Conclusions were drawn about the intense ideologization of the historical past of the Buryats on the pages of the Sibirskie Ogni journal at all stages of the Soviet period, as well as the journal's disregard for Buryat heritage associated with the traditions of Buddhist East. Six stages of representation were identified. In the first stage (1920s), Buryat authors freely wrote in the journal about Buryat history, expressed historical grievances against Russia, and sought recognition of the value of Buryat historical-cultural heritage. In the second stage (1930s), only articles by Russian authors about Buryat history in a critical tone were published in the journal. In the third stage (1940s-1950s), Sibirskie Ogni journal printed articles with crushing criticism of inconvenient versions of Buryat history presented in national literature. In the fourth stage (1960s-1970s), Buryat history was not discussed at all in the journal. In the fifth stage (1980s), a flourishing of Buryat culture was proclaimed under the influence of Soviet leadership. After the collapse of the USSR, much was rethought and perceived as a historical mistake. The Sibirskie Ogni journal began publishing articles again on Buryat literary traditions, epic poetry, etc.