8.2j What are the barriers for communities to take over heritage assets? How can communities build the expertise they need to take on and repurpose heritage assets? What different models have been used by communities to take over heritage assets?
Background
Our nation’s heritage is irreplaceable and a vital tool for economic growth, creating diverse jobs, specialist skills, and fostering real pride in place. We want to protect and enhance the best of our heritage to meet modern needs, keeping it alive through re-use and regeneration, providing communities with the infrastructure they need, and empowering them to take on the heritage assets they cherish. DCMS needs to better understand how these goals can be achieved most effectively, whilst considering local, financial and environmental impacts of the sector and interventions.
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Related UKRI funded projects
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Assembling Alternative Futures for Heritage
Assembling Alternative Futures for Heritage (AAFH) is an interdisciplinary research programme which aims to develop a broad, international and cross-sectoral comparative framework for understanding 'heritage' in its most...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Why might this be relevant?
The project explores different models used by communities to take over heritage assets and aims to facilitate a more democratic dialogue in the heritage sector.
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Integrating Lifetimes in Heritage Capital
ITHACA aims to articulate the economic value of caring for heritage. This project brings together an interdisciplinary team, including Associate Prof. Josep Grau-Bove (expert in damage prediction in heritage), Dr. Ricky ...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on articulating the economic value of caring for heritage assets and aims to generate new knowledge on how heritage changes and brings value to society.
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Intangible heritage and design in historic contexts
Intangible heritage is fast becoming a prerequisite concept for the contemporary understanding and interpretation of heritage. However, in England, a prevailing focus on tangible (physical) heritage assets within policy ...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: Manchester Metropolitan University
Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses the impact of intangible heritage on architectural and building conservation practices, which partially relates to the question of community involvement in heritage assets.