Understanding historic building conservation / [Book] / edited by Michael Forsyth.

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2007.Description: xii, 217 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9781118781593 (pbk.)

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720.288 22

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720.288

Summary: This present volume – Understanding Historic Building Conservation – discusses conservation philosophy and the importance of understanding the history of a building before making strategic decisions. It details the role of each conservation team member and sets out the challenges of conservation at planning level in urban, industrial and rural contexts and in the conservation of designed landscapes. The framework of legislation and charters within which these operate is described and the book also provides guidance on writing conservation plans, explains the fundamental issues of costing and contracts for conservation and highlights the importance of maintenance.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Ground Floor	720.288 UND (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	50710
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Ground Floor	720.2840285536 WIN-L (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	43636
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 2nd Floor	303.484 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	52030

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This present volume – Understanding Historic Building Conservation – discusses conservation philosophy and the importance of understanding the history of a building before making strategic decisions. It details the role of each conservation team member and sets out the challenges of conservation at planning level in urban, industrial and rural contexts and in the conservation of designed landscapes. The framework of legislation and charters within which these operate is described and the book also provides guidance on writing conservation plans, explains the fundamental issues of costing and contracts for conservation and highlights the importance of maintenance.

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