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Maintain a strong link to the heritage of an area, representing the historic and cultural richness of the region, which is crucial in ensuring belonging and in turn, wellbeing.

Sub themes on this page: Archeology, Heritage

Archeology

Balance the conservation of archaeological heritage with the community’s needs for reconstruction.

Prioritise archaeological sites as a resilient asset for reconciliation and rebuilding of the community’s identity and economic rejuvenation.

Strategies

  • Maximise the unique opportunity of accessing archaeology prior to reconstruction, and carrying out archaeological investigations and excavations without jeopardising the reconstruction process
  • Integrate existing archaeology, as well as potential archaeological findings, in any reconstruction scenario or master plan by applying UNESCO principles which protect existing archaeology from disorganised urban development
  • Prevent reconstruction works from damaging archaeological findings
  • Integrate archaeology in the lives of the communities to support identity building and community integration

 

Alignment with existing WorldGBC principles:

  • Health & Wellbeing Framework: Principle 5 Create positive social value with buildings & communities, 6.1 Commit to climate change Mitigation, 6.2 Design for resilience & adaptation action

 

Stakeholders to involve:

  • International bodies
  • Local authorities
  • Qualified archaeologists, historians and architectural historians
  • Municipalities
  • Civic defense agencies/army
  • NGOs, local community representatives and volunteers

Heritage

Restore the community’s heritage as a mean to reinstate its collective identity, social cohesion, and diversity through and post the reconstruction activities.

Strategies

  • Provide a comprehensive set of qualitative and quantitative data which informs the recommendations and processes for the protection, integration, and celebration of built heritage and its cultural significance in reconstruction plans.
  • Design a development framework that balances built heritage conservation, community reconstruction needs, and socioeconomic growth.

 

Alignment with existing WorldGBC principles:

  • Health & Wellbeing Framework: Principle 5 Create positive social value with buildings &communities, 6.1 Commit to climate change Mitigation, 6.2 Design for resilience & adaptation action

 

Stakeholders to involve:

  • Community Land
  • Property owners,
  • Workers, visitors
  • Vulnerable groups: women, children and people with disabilities

 

Theme Tools:

  • Ethnography, archeological and historical documents
  • Maps and land titles
  • Aerial photographs
  • Satellite images

Sub theme: Archeology  

Australia ICOMOS. 2013. ‘The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural

Significance, The Burra Charter’. https://australia.icomos.org/publications/charters/ 

British Columbia Archaeology Branch. 1998. ‘Archaeological Impact-Assessment-Guidelines’. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/natural-resource-use/archaeology/forms-publications/archaeological_impact_assessment_guidelines.pdf 

ICOMOS. 1990. ‘Charter for the Protection and Management of the Archaeological

 

Sub theme: Heritage

Australia ICOMOS. 2013. ‘The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance, The Burra Charter’. https://australia.icomos.org/publications/charters/ 

Barakat, Sultan. (2007). Postwar reconstruction and the recovery of cultural heritage: critical lessons from the last fifteen years.    

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