The Construction of Built Heritage: A North European Perspective on Policies, Practices and Outcomes

by Bengt O.H. Johansson (Editor), Angela Phelps, G.J. Ashworth (Editor)

Employing a range of case studies from three Northern European countries England, Sweden and The Netherlands - this captivating book explores the process of heritage conservation from theoretical initiation to practical expression. It traces the threads from the origination of conservation ideas by innovative individuals, their adoption by voluntary groups identified with particular conservation aims, to the inclusion of conservation policies in national legislation and international convention. A common cultural heritage underpins the diffusion of ideas across different systems within a similar time scale. The ideas have been assimilated and adopted to differing degrees, providing the opportunity for questioning both the strength and purpose in heritage conservation, and the influence of the social and political context. This will be a stimulating read for an international audience of conservationists, heritage policy makers, conservation architects, planners and developers, urban design and planning scholars, and European and cultural studies academics.

Author Biography: About the Editors: Dr Angela Phelps, Principal Lecturer, Department of International Studies, Nottingham Trent University, UK, Dr G.J. Ashworth, University of Gröningen, The Netherlands and Bengt O.H. Johansson, Adjoint Professor in Conservation, University of Göteborg, Sweden

282 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2002

About the author

Bengt Olof Harald Johansson was a historian of the Swedish architecture.