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Table 3 Evolution from traditional conservation to current conservation

From: The development of the concept of architectural heritage conservation and its inspiration

 

Traditional

Current

Sources

Definition

Material-based conservation

Conservation of living heritage

(Dastgerdi and De Luca 2018; Parrinello et al. 2019, Veldpaus and Pereira Roders 2017)

Focus

Tangible attributes

Tangible attributes and intangible attributes

(Clavir 2002, Bond and Worthing 2016, Dastgerdi and De Luca 2018, Veldpaus and Pereira Roders 2017)

Scale

Objects

Including urban context and setting

(Veldpaus and Pereira Roders 2017, Jokilehto 2007)

Status

Material element is immutable

Material element is changeable; the function and culture change continuously

(Bond and Worthing 2016, Parrinello et al. 2019, Veldpaus and Pereira Roders 2017)