(Routledge Handbooks on Museums, Galleries and Heritage) 1st Edition
by Kapila D. Silva (Editor), Ken Taylor (Editor), David S. Jones (Editor)
The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Landscape Heritage in the Asia-Pacific
revisits the use, growth, and potential of the cultural landscape
methodology in the conservation and management of culture-nature
heritage in the Asia-Pacific region.
Taking both a
retrospective and prospective view of the management of cultural
heritage in the region, this volume argues that the plurality and
complexity of heritage in the region cannot be comprehensively
understood and effectively managed without a broader conceptual
framework like the cultural landscape approach. The book also
demonstrates that such an approach facilitates the development of a
flexible strategy for heritage conservation. Acknowledging the effects
of rapid socio-economic development, globalization, and climate change,
contributors examine the pressure these issues place on the sustenance
of cultural heritage. Including chapters from more than 20 countries
across the Asia-Pacific region, the volume reviews the effectiveness of
theoretical and practical potentials afforded by the cultural landscape
approach and examines how they have been utilized in the Asia-Pacific
context for the last three decades.
The Routledge
Handbook of Cultural Landscape Heritage in the Asia-Pacific provides a
comprehensive analysis of the processes of cultural landscape heritage
conservation and management. As a result, it will be of interest to
academics, students, and professionals who are based in the fields of
cultural heritage management, architecture, urban planning, landscape
architecture, and landscape management.