Heritage Management
HOW TO MANAGE AND UPGRADE HISTORIC DISTRICTS IN A TIME OF RAPID URBAN CHANGE?
We help to develop policies and instruments to revitalise old neighbourhoods with respect to the historic fabric.
Urban Regeneration Plans
Million US$ Investment
Local Planners Equipped
UNESCO World Heritage Listing
HERITAGE-LED TOURISM PLANNING
Laos, 202O
- Client: Asian Development Bank – Second Greater Mekong Subregion Tourism Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth Project
- Project: Updating tourism masterplans and advise on heritage interpretation in Siphandone (4,000 Islands) Wetland and UNESCO listed Luang Prabang Town
TOOLS FOR URBAN HERITAGE MANAGEMENT
Asia, 2019
- Client: Walter Jamieson, Richard Engelhardt through GoodFellow Publishers
- Project: Case study on the iDiscover toolkit in the book: The Planning and Management of Responsible Urban Heritage Destinations in Asia, dealing with Asian urbanization and tourism forces
- Order a copy of the book here
HERITAGE GUIDELINES FOR URBAN INVESTORS
Kalaw, Myanmar, 2018
- Client: GIZ
- Partner: Kalaw Tourism Organisation
- Role: Facilitator & editor
- Project: 5-month trajectory to assist the newly established Kalaw Tourism Organisation (KTO) in Myanmar’s Shan State to put together a set of guidelines articulating the need to treasure and preserve the unique qualities of the town
- Result: Kalaw Style – guidelines to preserve Kalaw’s uniqueness as Myanmar’s premier resort destination
8 WAYS TO BETTER PROTECT HK HERITAGE
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2018
- Occasion: Session at 9th World Urban Forum
- Topic: Presentation to 100+ global urban professionals outlining eight principles for architects and planners to keep a unique urban streetscape alive, using the dense and competitive city of Hong Kong as an example
- Download: Secret life of Hong Kong Streets
HISTORIC CULTURAL LANDSCAPE EXPLAINED
Hong Kong, 2016
- Occasion: The University of Hong Kong
- Topic: Lecture for 30 students in graduate degree course in urban management programme of Hong Kong University about UNESCO’s Historic Cultural Landscape doctrine and its relevance for urban management in older city districts
- Download: Tools and instruments for urban cultural landscape management
ACTION PLANNING FOR HERITAGE MANAGEMENT
Yangon, Myanmar, 2013
- Client: NUFFIC through Institute for Asian Studies Leiden
- Partners: Yangon Heritage Trust / Yangon City Development Committee / Association of Myanmar Architects
- Project: Heritage economics expert in a 2-week action planning workshop to create technical, social cultural and heritage profiles of four specific neighbourhoods in Yangon and share results with key stakeholders
- Result: Heritage action plan for four neighbourhoods in Yangon historic core: Chinatown, Indian Quarter, Thompson Quarter and Secretariat
GIS FOR HERITAGE MANAGEMENT
Hue, Vietnam, 2013
- Client: NUFFIC
- Partners: Hue Monuments Conservation Centre/ Urban Solutions
- Project: GIS and Tourism Development Expert in a 3-month technical assistance & training in planning tools, instruments and GIS system to make UNESCO accredited heritage management plan
- Result: A GIS system to support the heritage management plan for the historic centre of Hue
- Report: Heritage Management in an Urban Context for the World Heritage Listed Hue City
HERITAGE PLANNER’S MANUAL
Hue, Vietnam, 2012
- Client: NUFFIC
- Partners: Institute for Conservation & Monuments/ Urban Solutions
- Project: Production of a toolkit for urban managers and planners in Vietnam to explain the fundamentals of urban heritage management. Background and case-study research, editorial, translation and production
- Download: Urban heritage Management in Vietnam; an introduction manual for planners
PLAN FOR UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE CITY
Hue, Vietnam, 2010
- Client: NUFFIC
- Partners: Hue Monuments Conservation Centre / Urban Solutions
- Project: 6-month capacity building trajectory to determine a roadmap for UNESCO accredited heritage management plan
- Result: Heritage management plan for the historic centre of Hue, a requirement for Hue to stay on the UNESCO world heritage list
- Download: UNESCO Heritage Management Plan for Hue
Action Planning for Heritage Cities
Sumatra, Indonesia, 2004 – 2006
- Client: Royal Netherlands Embassy through Urban Solutions
- Partner: Badan Warisan Sumatra
- Role: Heritage Economics Expert / Facilitator
- Project: Capacity building programme for heritage societies in Sumatra. Three one-week workshops and continuous technical assistance to assist development of action plans
- Results: 10 heritage action plans for 10 cities in Sumatra, of which two have been executed: community heritage awareness campaign in Aceh and prevention of demolition of historic structure in Medan
