http://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/services/Feed ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 http://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/uon:8099 This paper considers the relationship between heritage tourism and sustainable development, with special reference to World Heritage Sites (WHSs). It notes that while WHS status is not necessarily linked to tourism growth, all WHSs must now develop and implement a management plan to mitigate tourism impacts and sustain site significance. The paper explores the concept of sustainable heritage tourism and identifies two key principles of sustainable practice – a planning process that is long term and holistic, and multiple stakeholder participation in that planning process. Qualitative content analysis is used to determine the extent to which these principles have been integrated into the tourism planning process at six WHSs. The study found that a formal goal-oriented planning process was in evidence at all six sites. However, the process lacked a comprehensive and holistic approach to the wider issues of sustainable development, and genuine engagement with local community stakeholders. 2011-07-05T23:30:07.374Z ]]> http://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/uon:2560 There are an increasing number of industrial sites falling into disuse across the western world. In the case of sites like Australia's Broken Hill, the natural resource that once supported the mining activity has been exhausted. In the case of Newcastle's steel works, the production process can now be undertaken more cheaply elsewhere. Many of these sites still have significant heritage value and their conservation is important to the development of a collective understanding of national identity. So what are the significant issues facing the evaluation of cultural significance for large industrial sites and how should we be addressing their legacy. Their exposure to environmental conditions, the fragile and cumulative nature of their construction, and the difficulties of establishing freameworks for interpretation suggest there will be a number of unique problems for the strategic conservation, economic viability and operational managment of such facilities. This paper will present a case study of Broken Hill as a solution to the conflicting need to conserve an extensive and complex heritage site, and the need to maintain the site as an economic going concern. The paper will outline the development of the Line of Lode Project from the initail feasibility study to commercialisation, focusing onn the development of a strategic response, in this case a response to the closure of the mines, and the adaptive re-use of such a large and disparate site. 2010-04-27T06:18:29.422Z ]]> http://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/uon:3981 Various approaches to life cycle assessment (LCA) have been developed and are increasingly being adopted in order to quantify the human footprint on the planet in terms of urban development. Very often these techniques are intended for different constituencies and are therefore less than ideal when approached by others not familiar with their focus. Furthermore the most mature LCA tools have been developed for use in the built environment and are not intended for use elsewhere. Unfortunately, a mass of design and production decisions that impact upon sustainability are made outside of this domain, and are poorly served both in terms of a shared understanding of the concepts and dedicated LCA tools: similar patterns can be found in the professional training provided by tertiary education. A novel approach to overcome this deficit is being pioneered by the School of Architecture and Built Environment at the University of Newcastle in Australia, where undergraduate architects, industrial designers, design and technology teachers, facilities managers and construction managers are developing a transdisciplinary understanding of sustainability issues as an integrated part of design through the use of learning contracts. This paper details the resultant holistic, multi-criteria problemsolving course design, and the experiences of staff and students who have previously experienced such an approach, highlighting the beneficial outcomes of developing a transdisciplinary, shared understanding of sustainability in the constructed environment. 2010-04-27T05:13:12.600Z ]]>