Strategies for the conservation and revitalization of buildings and districts have preoccupied the international community for decades. This book summarizes the five major legislative approaches, the treaties and international declarations (including The Habitat Agenda 1996), outlining how to deal with these properties, e.g. in light of "sustainable development." Positive and negative examples from some twenty jurisdictions are cited, but they are seldom "place specific." Indeed, most of the problems and their solutions could occur in almost any country on earth.
"Most European literature on monument conservation deals exclusively with the powers of public authorities. Marc Denhez’s book gives equal space to existing political and legal frameworks, but always with an eye on the potential end-user, the citizen. This conspicuously practical approach is the book’s first advantage; the second, for a European reader, is that it opens new horizons beyond the old Euro-centric view of the subject."
- Peter Rupp, Minister of Culture (France) Advisor to the Council of Europe
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 363.6/9
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
- General Note
- Companion vol. to: Legal and financial aspects of architectural conservation Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9781770700840 1550022830
- LCCN
- NA105
- LCCN Item number
- D46 1997eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOTU
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (70 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00603102 (OCoLC)752419610 (CaOOCEL)410578
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOTU
Table of Contents
- TABLE OF CONTENTS 6
- PREFACE 8
- 1. DIFFERENT MODELS FOR COMMON OBJECTIVES 13
- 1.1 A Range of Models 13
- 1.2 Common Objectives 15
- 2. THE INTERNATIONAL STARTING POINT: TREATIES 16
- 2.1 Introduction 16
- 2.2 Treaties on Housing 16
- 2.3 Treaties on "Heritage" 17
- 3. SEMI-OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS: THE INTERNATIONAL "DECLARATIONS" AND "RECOMMENDATIONS" 18
- 3.1 Introduction 18
- 3.2 Declarations on Sustainable Development 19
- 3.3 Declarations on Housing 19
- 3.4 Declarations on Heritage 20
- 3.5 Unofficial Documents 21
- 4. THE INTERNATIONAL CHECKLIST 21
- 4.1 Declarations Summarized 21
- 5. STATUTORY PRECEDENTS 32
- 5.1 The Original Model: Legislation for the Protection of Artistic Works 32
- 5.2 Statutes for the Protection of Buildings by Genus 34
- 5.3 Land-use and Construction Legislation 36
- 5.4 "Environmental" Legislation 37
- 5.5 The Shift Towards Sustainable Development 39
- 6. PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION — AT A CROSSROADS 44
- 6.1 Some Difficult Choices 44
- 6.2 Site-Specific Solutions 44
- 6.3 Looking Beyond the Site-Specific: the Systemic Approach 45
- 6.4 Strategic Consequences 47
- 6.5 Three Philosophies 47
- 7. DE FACTO PROTECTION VERSUS DE JURE PROTECTION 50
- 7.1 Relevance and Status Quo 50
- 7.2 The Regulation/Subsidy Trap 51
- 7.3 The Definition of "Repair" and "Restoration" 52
- 7.4 Technological Appropriateness of Construction Standards 52
- 7.5 Education Programs and Guarantees of Competence 53
- 7.6 Government Occupancy of Older Buildings 54
- 7.7 Income Tax Give-aways for Demolition 55
- 7.8 Other Tax Give-aways for Demolition Notably Property Taxes 55
- 7.9 Tax Systems that Insist on Short Life Expectancies for Buildings 56
- 7.10 Discriminatory Subsidies to Public Buildings 57
- 7.11 Artificial Restrictions on Financing 57
- 7.12 Disregarding Philanthropic Expenditures 57
- 8. NEW ECONOMIC PARAMETERS 58
- 8.1 "The Market" and the Role of Government Agencies 58
- 8.2 National Strategies 59
- 9. HABITAT II: RECONCILIATION OF POSITIONS 60
- 9.1 Salutory Effects 60
- 9.2 Proposed Initiatives 61
- 10. CONCLUSION 64
- ENDNOTES 66
