A GIS-based methodology for the appraisal of historical, architectural, and social values in historic urban cores

Juan A. García-Esparza, Pablo Altaba Tena

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Front. Archit. Res. ›› 2020, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (4) : 900-913. DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2020.04.004
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A GIS-based methodology for the appraisal of historical, architectural, and social values in historic urban cores

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Historic environments represent the evolution of materials and techniques that have been used for the construction these environments over the centuries. Entering into the study of this field entails working not only on the crafts that have constructed these environments but also on the people who made, used, and reinterpreted them by learning about the craftsmen and the idiosyncrasies of the place. The study has adopted several methodologies as reference to examine the material and cultural reality of the rural region of Valencia, Spain. Through the adaptation of international methodologies, researchers have carried out a digital database that compiles and maps out the results of the Local Character Assessment of ten Histotiric Urban Cores by incorporating the historical, architectural, and social values to reinforce the Territorial Heritage Action Plan. One of the critical innovations adopted by this form of assessment is the compulsory integration of tangible and intangible heritage through the active involvement of users and makers. Another innovation is to understand the values behind the dynamism and transformation of historic sites. Hence, this study advances theory and practice on the transmission of knowledge among artisans, researchers, and the population and how contemporary practices help acquire new meanings that overlap the past ones.

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Historic environment / Local Character Assessment / Digital heritage / GIS for heritage / Heritage values

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Juan A. García-Esparza, Pablo Altaba Tena. A GIS-based methodology for the appraisal of historical, architectural, and social values in historic urban cores. Front. Archit. Res., 2020, 9(4): 900‒913 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2020.04.004

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