Table A1

The values framework by Tarrafa and Pereira-Roders (2012) 

Secondary valuesReferences
  SpiritualBeliefs, myths, religions (organised or not), legends, stories and testimonies of past generations
 Emotional and individualMemory and personal life experiences
SocialEmotional and collectiveNotions related with cultural identity, motivation and pride, sense of “place attachment” and communal value
AllegoricalObjects/places representative of some social hierarchy/status
EconomicUseThe function and utility of the asset, original or attributed
Non-useThe asset's expired function, which has it value on the past and should be remained by its existence (of materials), option (to make some use of it or not) and bequest value (for future generations)
EntertainmentThe role that might be have for contemporaneous market, mainly for tourism industry
AllegoricalOriented to publicising financial property
 EducationalThe educational role that heritage assets may play, using it for political targets ( e.g. birth nations’ myths, glorification of political leaders, etc.)
PoliticalManagementMade part of strategies and policies (past or present)
EntertainmentIt is part of strategies for dissemination of cultural awareness, explored for political targets
SymbolicEmblematic, power, authority and prosperous perceptions stem from the heritage asset
 EducationalHeritage asset as a potential to gain knowledge about the past in the future through
 Historic-artisticQuality of an object to be part of a few or unique testimonies of historic stylistic or artistic movements, which are now part of the history
HistoricHistoric-conceptualQuality of an object to be part of a few or unique testimonies that retains conceptual signs (architectural, urban planning, etc.), which are now part of history
SymbolicFact that the object has been part/related with an important event in the past
ArchaeologicalConnected with ancient civilisations
AestheticalArtisticOrdinal product of creativity and imagination
NotableProduct of a creator, holding his/her signature
ConceptualIntegral materialisation of conceptual intentions (implying a conceptual background)
EvidentialAuthentic exemplar of a decade, part of the history of art or architecture
ScientificWorkmanshipOriginal result of human labour and craftsmanship
TechnologicalSkilfulness in techniques and materials, representing an outstanding quality of work
ConceptualIntegral materialisation of conceptual intentions (implying a conceptual background)
AgeWorkmanshipCraftsmanship value oriented towards the production period
MaturityPiece of memory, reflecting the passage/lives of past generations
ExistentialMarks of the time passage (patina) present on the forms, components and materials
Primary valuesEcologicalSpiritualHarmony between the building and its environment (natural and artificial)
EssentialIdentification of ecological ideologies on its design and construction
ExistentialManufactured resources which can either be reused, reprocessed or recycled

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