...Shengdan Cai; Eugene Ch’ng Purpose This paper presents a digital heritage project in China that leverages virtual reality technology to reconstruct the past, offering reflections on engaging local communities in digital heritage practices. It shares empirical insights, proposes actionable...

...Kestutis Zaleckis; Jurga Vitkuviene; Laura Jankauskaite-Jureviciene; Indre Grazuleviciute-Vileniske; Vilma Karvelyte-Balbieriene Purpose Community involvement in heritage preservation requires appropriate approaches. Sanciai (in Lithuanian: Šanciai) historic district in Kaunas (Lithuania) has long...

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...Michela Magliacani; Alberto Francesconi Purpose This research explores the community's role in feeding a culturally sustainable development project over time and the practices which operationally allow the bridging of cultural heritage management and sustainable development according...

... for resilience through adaptive heritage reuse according to community-based approaches. Without claiming to be exhaustive, this evidence should be considered in the design phase of resilience programmes, policies or projects related to cultural heritage. Originality/value The concepts of community...

...Laia Colomer Purpose This paper aims to analyse the key Faro notions of “heritage community” and “democratic participation” as defined in the Faro Convention, and how they challenge core notions of authority and expertise in the discipline and professional practice of cultural heritage. Design...