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  • 7 - Sustaining wooden architectural heritage

  • from Part I - Sustainable Development: Theories and Practices
  • Edited by Pak Sum Low
  • Book:
    Sustainable Development: Asia-Pacific Perspectives
    Published online:
    23 December 2021
    Print publication:
    13 January 2022, pp 52-67

  • Summary

    Sustaining tangible heritage has long been seen as a key undertaking to maintain our sense of place and links with the past. This is well understood, yet at times the preservation of buildings and monuments in the face of environmental change has been neglected. Even the IPCC has paid scant attention to the impact of climate change on material heritage. Significant buildings and historic sites can be seen as a resource to promote tourism and attract funding, without a true awareness of the need to treat them as irreplaceable. This chapter looks at two important religious sites with notable wooden buildings, which are under threat from environmental change. Additionally, attack by insects or mould and the frequency of forest fires can be affected by a changing climate. Beyond this, shifts in the local environment can alter our experience of heritage ensembles. This requires improved scientific understanding and thoughtful approaches to long-term management.