Heritage Economics
HOW TO MAKE HERITAGE PRESERVATION FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE?
We build the business case for repurposing old buildings and revitalising historic districts.
Feasibility Studies
Buildings Repurposed
Million US$ Investment
Developer Dialogues
REVITALIZATION HISTORIC FORT
Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, 2019
- Client: Asian Development Bank
- Partners: Royal Netherlands Embassy Colombo
- Project: Heritage economics expert for a feasibility study to assess the development potential and impact and of upgrading and repurposing Fort Frederick and neighbouring Dutch heritage precincts in Trincomalee town
THE BUSINESS CASE OF HERITAGE
Hong Kong, 2018
- Occasion: Lunch seminar for BritCham in Hong Kong
- Topic: The business case of heritage in Asian Cities, maintaining uniqueness
- Audience: 30 members of Hong Kong British Chamber of Commerce
- Download: The business case for heritage in Asia
HERITAGE & URBAN REGENERATION
Hong Kong, 2018
- Occasion: Panel discussion at ULI Asia Pacific Summit
- Topic: Back to the Future, Heritage as a Catalyst for Urban Regeneration
- Audience: 50 real estate investors and developers
TODAY’S CHANGEMAKERS IN URBAN HERITAGE
Bhubaneswar, India, 2018
- Occasion: Presentation at Indian Heritage Cities Network 5th International Conference
- Topic: Role of culture & heritage in urban sustainability
- Audience: Odisha government officials, UNESCO New Delhi and IHCNF members from all across India
- Download: Today’s changemakers in urban heritage
VALUE OF CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM
Macau, 2017
- Occasion: Tourism Cognition Lecture Series: Sustainable Development of Cultural Tourism Resources by Macao Heritage Ambassador Association
- Topic: The power of revitalization scheme: the economic value of cultural heritage in tourism development
- Audience: 100 university students
HERITAGE AND PLACE MAKING IN HONG KONG
Hong Kong, 2017
- Clients: Dutch Consulate of the Netherlands in Hong Kong / Asia Week Hong Kong
- Occasion: Public Lecture for the annual Dutch Days event
- Topic: Value of heritage for city identity and importance of place making for planning of older neighbourhoods
- Audience: 60 young urban professionals
- Download: Heritage and placemaking in Hong Kong
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES OF LIVING HERITAGE
San Antonio, Texas, 2017
- Occasion: Key-note address at Living Heritage Seminar
- Topic: How to leverage living heritage to create economic opportunities
- Audience: 200 local stakeholders and international experts in urban heritage preservation
- Download: Leveraging living heritage to create economic impact
ECONOMICS OF PRESERVATION IN YANGON
Yangon, Myanmar, 2017
- Client: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Historic Preservation
- Occasion: Lecture for on-site graduate summer course in heritage preservation
- Topic: How to conserve heritage in a developing country with a focus on developing and using metrics for measuring the impact of heritage conservation
- Audience: 20 graduate students
UNLOCKING POTENTIAL OF CULTURAL CITIES
Yangon, Myanmar, 2016
- Client: UNESCO
- Publication: Chapter co-authored with Prof. Su Su and Dr. U Toe Aung in: “Culture, urban, future; Global report on culture for sustainable urban development”; Heritage-led urban regeneration to unlock Yangon’s potential as a cultural destination
- Download: Access UNESCO report ‘Culture Urban Future’ online
HERITAGE & SUSTAINABLE CITY DEVELOPMENT
Yangon, Myanmar, 2016
- Occasion: Presentation at World Monuments Fund conference ‘Building the future of Yangon’
- Topic: How to leverage heritage as a tool for creating vibrant, liveable and economically viable urban districts
- Download: Value of heritage in sustainable city development
