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Measuring urban heritage conservation: indicator, weights and instruments (part 2)

Measuring urban heritage conservation: indicator, weights and instruments (part 2) Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to set out the weighting of the indicator of conservation (Isc) to assess the state of conservation of urban heritage sites and three key performance indicators (KPIs): significance, integrity and authenticity. Design/methodology/approach – The weighting process was developed using the Delphi technique with the participation of 34 international specialists from all regions of the world. Findings – The Isc indicator is expressed as a function of three KPIs: significance, integrity and authenticity. All KPIs have the same relative importance in the Isc. The resulting values of the weights of the opinion of the stakeholders in the KPIs were in conformity with theory. Clearly the stakeholders can be divided into two groups of importance. The opinion of the local specialists, long‐standing residents and cultural reference groups were shown to be more important than the opinion of new residents and visitors. Practical implications – The indicator may be used for monitoring the state of conservation of the World Heritage Urban Sites. Social implications – The indicator allows a non‐biased evaluation of the conservation process of the World Heritage Sites. Originality/value – The indicator of conservation presented in the paper is the first of its type. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development Emerald Publishing

Measuring urban heritage conservation: indicator, weights and instruments (part 2)

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to set out the weighting of the indicator of conservation (Isc) to assess the state of conservation of urban heritage sites and three key performance indicators (KPIs): significance, integrity and authenticity. Design/methodology/approach – The weighting process was developed using the Delphi technique with the participation of 34 international specialists from all regions of the world. Findings – The Isc indicator is expressed as a function of three KPIs: significance, integrity and authenticity. All KPIs have the same relative importance in the Isc. The resulting values of the weights of the opinion of the stakeholders in the KPIs were in conformity with theory. Clearly the stakeholders can be divided into two groups of importance. The opinion of the local specialists, long‐standing residents and cultural reference groups were shown to be more important than the opinion of new residents and visitors. Practical implications – The indicator may be used for monitoring the state of conservation of the World Heritage Urban Sites. Social implications – The indicator allows a non‐biased evaluation of the conservation process of the World Heritage Sites. Originality/value – The indicator of conservation presented in the paper is the first of its type.

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Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development – Emerald Publishing

Published: May 25, 2012

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