Cultural heritage in project management

Project appraisal and quality assurance in the early phase of major public investments

Bibliographic Data

ID21154292
AuthorsMari Oline Giske Stendebakken (0000-0002-0002-0947, Department of Architecture and Planning, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, corresponding author), Nils O E Olsson (0000-0002-1344-8555, Department of Architecture and Planning, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway)
Year2018
Volume36
Issue2
Pages131-144
Publication date2018-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueImpact Assessment and Project Appraisal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-5517 • E-ISSN: 1471-5465
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14615517.2017.1322807
OpenAlexW2612167651
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

This paper is an analysis of how cultural heritage values are handled in documentation related to early phase evaluations of major public investment projects in Norway. This study was instigated by an apparent lack in the consideration of cultural heritage values in such documentation. We conducted a case study document analysis to see how cultural heritage issues are addressed in the early phases of projects. Methodologically, the paper analyses the use of vocabulary related to cultural heritage values in the documentation. There is uniform documentation available from these projects. The results suggest that cultural heritage values are mentioned but seldom substantially discussed in the documents. Cultural heritage values tend to be discussed using non-specific language. There is an emphasis on legislation regarding cultural heritage and how the legislation can be a problem. Today’s discussion of cultural heritage values appears to be lacking and in need of a strengthened framework. The methodology applied in this study aims to provide a structured search method for the unstructured discussion of cultural heritage issues in these extensive documents

Cultural heritage · Cultural heritage management · Documentation · Engineering ethics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Epistemology · Geography · Industrial heritage · Legislation · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Values · Computer Science · Construction Project Management and Performance · Engineering · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Environmental Science · History · Law · Urban Planning and Valuation

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