Valuation of Medieval Churches; Taking Account of Laypersons’ Views
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Tineke van der Schoor
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Ezequiel Colmenero-Acevedo
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Maarten Vieveen
Abstract
Local voluntary groups often play an important role in the day-to-day care for historic churches, therefore the perspective of laypersons is very relevant for their conservation. In this paper, we investigate laypersons’ valuation of historic buildings, their experiences of thermal comfort in those buildings and contrast this with their views on the appropriateness of energy efficiency measures. This paper presents four case studies of medieval churches in Groningen, Netherlands. We applied interviews and photo-elicitation to investigate the values held by local committees that take daily care of the churches in our sample. Our theoretical contribution lies in the combination of valuation studies and heritage approaches. Valuation studies is used to investigate the values that are attached to historic buildings by various stakeholders. We apply the ‘heritage-as–a-spatial-vector’ approach which focuses on using heritage as a resource and to position heritage in relation to developments in society. We conclude that for a more balanced assessment of historic buildings, laypersons’ valuations should be further integrated in heritage studies. In particular, community values and comfort needs should be more fully addressed in value assessments.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Miscellaneous
- Twelve Years of Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings in Sweden
- Research Articles
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- Valuation of Medieval Churches; Taking Account of Laypersons’ Views
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Miscellaneous
- Twelve Years of Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings in Sweden
- Research Articles
- Building Performance Evaluation – A Design Approach for Refurbishment of a Small Traditional Building in Scotland
- Valuation of Medieval Churches; Taking Account of Laypersons’ Views
- Review Article
- Quantitative Analysis of Historic Mortars by Digital Image Analysis of Thin Sections
