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Date: 
August 2011

Guidelines for Managing Post-Disaster Conservation of Heritage Buildings: Case Study: Padang, West Sumatra

Indonesia lies on the ring of fire. it is has called for strengthened preparedness when faced with various disasters such as earthquake, volcanic eruptions, tsunami and other natural disasters. Numerous mitigation efforts, ranging from strengthening disaster preparedness, emergency response...Read more
Country: 
Indonesia
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Padang Heritage Sites
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Date: 
Spring/Summer 2011

Temple Guardians

The conservation of a community’s cultural or natural resources across much of rural India and indeed Asia is closely linked with the function that heritage continues to perform for the community. Traditional management systems have been developed to preserve these resources over the centuries...Read more
Country: 
India
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Basgo Gompa (Maitreya Temples)
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Date: 
June 2011

Route 66 Economic Impact Study - Technical Report, Volume I - History, Characteristics, and Economic Conditions

To better understand and quantify the positive effects of historic preservation along Route 66 and related tourism activities, an Economic Impact Study was undertaken by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, in collaboration with the US National Park Service and World Monuments Fund, with...Read more
Country: 
United States
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Historic Route 66
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Date: 
June 2011

Route 66 Economic Impact Study - Technical Report, Volume II - Tales from the Mother Road: Case Studies of the People and Places of Route 66

To better understand and quantify the positive effects of historic preservation along Route 66 and related tourism activities, an Economic Impact Study was undertaken by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, in collaboration with the US National Park Service and World Monuments Fund, with...Read more
Country: 
United States
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Historic Route 66
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Date: 
May 2011

New Gourna Village: Conservation and Community

New Gourna is an experimental community commissioned by the Egyptian Department of Antiquities in the 1940s. The village was conceived by the renowned architect, Hassan Fathy, who championed the participation of residents in the design and construction process. New Gourna’s mixed use...Read more
Country: 
Egypt
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New Gourna Village
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Date: 
Spring 2011

Monumentum, Spring 2011

On 7 October 2010, we visited Shobdon Church in Herefordshire. It was built from 1752 in the Gothick revival style, and stands almost intact amidst fine trees, relics of the parkland once surrounding the long-gone mansion of its patrons, the Bateman family. Times and fortunes have changed at...Read more
Country: 
United Kingdom
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St. John the Evangelist Parish Church, Shobdon, Rock-Hewn Churches, Strawberry Hill, Churches of Lesvos
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Date: 
April 2011

Proyectos de Conservación del World Monuments Fund en el Perú

Desde la creación del programa World Monuments Watch en el año 1996, el World Monuments Fund (WMF) ha tenido el privilegio de trabajar en el Perú, en colaboración con socios locales. Nuestros proyectos de conservación han abarcado siglos de legado cultural y el programa World Monuments Watch ha...Read more
Country: 
Peru
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Capilla de la Virgen Concebida de Kuchuhuasi, Cerro Sechín, Chan Chan, Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex, Gran Pajatén, Historic Towns of the Colca Valley, Huaca de la Luna, Kuelap Fortress, Laraos Terraces, Lima Historic Center, Los Pinchudos Archaeological Site, Oyón Valley Missionary Chapels, Quinta de Presa, San Cristóbal de Rapaz Church, San Francisco de Asis de Marcapata, San Juan Bautista of Huaro Church, San Pedro Apóstol de Andahuaylillas Church, San Pedro de Mórrope Chapel, Santa Catalina Monastery, Túcume Archaeological Site
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