Koenraad Van Balen
Biographic Data
| ID | 1985676 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Koenraad Van Balen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Koenraad |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Balen |
| SIGNATURE | VAN BALEN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | KU Leuven |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6595-2051 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Preventive and planned conservation as a new management approach for built heritage
Preventive and planned conservation as a new management approach for built heritage: from a physical health check to empowering communities and activating (lost) traditions for local sustainable development "The successful preservation of an historic building, complex or city depends on its continued use and the daily care and maintenance" (D'Ayala and Fodde, 2008, p. xv). This statement reflects the basic principle of preventive and planned cons…
Place attachment and challenges of historic cities
Purpose The effect of heritage on place attachment is assessed by understanding how people “value” their heritage environment. In addition, the purpose of this paper is to assess the effects of place attachment on residential and investment trends according to two different social groups: local inhabitants and foreign immigrants. Design/methodology/approach A single case study design for Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca including an open-ended sur…
A preventive conservation approach for historical timber roof structures
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the assets of a preventive conservation approach for historical timber roof structures, as a means to improve the quality and durability of maintenance and repair interventions. Design/methodology/approach The advantages of a preventive approach for historical structures were identified based on two analyses: a study of the structures’ behaviour and an investigation of existing approaches in curr…
Construction Materials from Stainless Steel Slags
State‐of‐the‐art technologies that implement theindustrial ecology concept only make it to the market if environmental gains and economic benefits are significant. Therefore, the article investigates, in an interdisciplinary way, two innovative technologies that valorize stainless steel (SS) slags as block masonry (bricks): carbonation and thermo‐alkali‐activation. The technical, environmental, and economic features of three SS bricks—solid brick…
Lime render layers
A value-based monitoring system to support heritage conservation planning
Purpose — The purpose of this paper is to presents a conceptual framework for a value-based monitoring system that serves as the core element for heritage conservation planning of World Heritage Sites. It reports on the early stage of heritage management research within the PRECOM3OS framework, in collaboration with the University of Leuven in Belgium and the Universidad de Cuenca in Ecuador. A new management concept was developed throughout a fi…
Complications and Effectiveness of In Situ Preservation Methods for Underwater Cultural Heritage Sites
Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) as an outstanding division of the cultural heritage of humanity appears to be crucial and complicated when more general issues regarding preservation and conservation are raised. The essence of in situ preservation should be equally discussable for any kind of archaeological remains; on land or underwater. There is a long history of different methods and concepts of intervention in a variety of sub-aquatic archa…
Documentation in World Heritage conservation
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the application of documentation and recording techniques for World Heritage conservation using the case studies of the Petra Archeological Park (PAP) in Jordan and the Silk Roads Cultural Heritage Information System (CHRIS) in Central Asia. In the PAP case study, these techniques could aid in the assessment of risks faced by World Heritage properties and threats to the integrity of the Outstanding …
Complications and Effectiveness of In Situ Preservation Methods for Underwater Cultural Heritage Sites
Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) as an outstanding division of the cultural heritage of humanity appears to be crucial and complicated when more general issues regarding preservation and conservation are raised. The essence of in situ preservation should be equally discussable for any kind of archaeological remains; on land or underwater. There is a long history of different methods and concepts of intervention in a variety of sub-aquatic archa…
Documentation in World Heritage conservation
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the application of documentation and recording techniques for World Heritage conservation using the case studies of the Petra Archeological Park (PAP) in Jordan and the Silk Roads Cultural Heritage Information System (CHRIS) in Central Asia. In the PAP case study, these techniques could aid in the assessment of risks faced by World Heritage properties and threats to the integrity of the Outstanding …
A value-based monitoring system to support heritage conservation planning
Purpose — The purpose of this paper is to presents a conceptual framework for a value-based monitoring system that serves as the core element for heritage conservation planning of World Heritage Sites. It reports on the early stage of heritage management research within the PRECOM3OS framework, in collaboration with the University of Leuven in Belgium and the Universidad de Cuenca in Ecuador. A new management concept was developed throughout a fi…
Lime render layers
Construction Materials from Stainless Steel Slags
State‐of‐the‐art technologies that implement theindustrial ecology concept only make it to the market if environmental gains and economic benefits are significant. Therefore, the article investigates, in an interdisciplinary way, two innovative technologies that valorize stainless steel (SS) slags as block masonry (bricks): carbonation and thermo‐alkali‐activation. The technical, environmental, and economic features of three SS bricks—solid brick…
Preventive and planned conservation as a new management approach for built heritage
Preventive and planned conservation as a new management approach for built heritage: from a physical health check to empowering communities and activating (lost) traditions for local sustainable development "The successful preservation of an historic building, complex or city depends on its continued use and the daily care and maintenance" (D'Ayala and Fodde, 2008, p. xv). This statement reflects the basic principle of preventive and planned cons…
Place attachment and challenges of historic cities
Purpose The effect of heritage on place attachment is assessed by understanding how people “value” their heritage environment. In addition, the purpose of this paper is to assess the effects of place attachment on residential and investment trends according to two different social groups: local inhabitants and foreign immigrants. Design/methodology/approach A single case study design for Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca including an open-ended sur…
A preventive conservation approach for historical timber roof structures
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the assets of a preventive conservation approach for historical timber roof structures, as a means to improve the quality and durability of maintenance and repair interventions. Design/methodology/approach The advantages of a preventive approach for historical structures were identified based on two analyses: a study of the structures’ behaviour and an investigation of existing approaches in curr…
Computer Science (6 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Business (4 works) · Civil engineering (4 works) · Conservation Techniques and Studies (4 works) · Cultural heritage (4 works) · Environmental resource management (4 works) · Environmental Science (4 works)