PKM397 Heritage Site Management (16)
CSU Discipline Area: Environmental Planning and Management (ENVPL)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
Heritage Site Management provides an overview of the practice and philosophy of cultural heritage site management with respect to both Indigenous and European heritage places. The subject examines the nature of hazards impacting on heritage places (environmental decay, natural disasters, visitors) and the techniques and management strategies required. It builds a students basic understanding of cultural heritage issues and takes them into areas where the learn sound management techniques in conserving this heritage. As part of residential school students will be taken out into the field to examine the nature of hazards impacting on heritage places (environmental decay, natural disasters, visitors) and the techniques and management strategies required. The subject contains a total estimated workload of 310 hours.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Distance * | Albury-Wodonga |
*This subject offering contains a residential school. Please view following information for further details.
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PKM397
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
This subject is not available to students who have completed PKM368 .
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
be able to:
- critically analyse how values and identity are imposed upon heritage places as material representations of the past;
- assess the symbolic role heritage objects have in representing, defining and expressing identity;
- explain the site management process;
- list the basic principles of environmental decay and conservation measures;
- apply the principles of natural disasters and the mitigation measures required;
- predict the impact caused by visitors and management strategies to allow visitors to experience heritage while limiting the impact;
- explain the role and need for expert advice in solving physical conservation problems.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- basic principles of physical conservation
- basic principles of natural disasters
- basic principles of visitor impacts
- research, including inspection of Indigenous and heritage sites
- research, including in field work on conservation techniques and management techniques
- site recording - an objective process?
- site specific management strategies
- development of a site management plan
Residential School
This subject contains a compulsory 4 day residential school.
The residential school provides an overview of the practice and philosophy of cultural heritage site management with respect to both Indigenous and European heritage places. Students will be taken out into teh field to examine the nature of hazards impacting on heritage places (environmental decay, natural disasters, visitors) and the techniques and management strategies required.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.