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Abelson, P. 2002

Valuing the Public Benefits of Heritage Listing of Commercial Buildings. In Heritage Economics: Challenges for Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century (Conference

 

Abelson, P. and Dominy, C. 2001

Economics of Heritage Listings. New South Wales Heritage Office. The report finds that there is no simple method for valuing the public benefits of heritage conservation.

 

Allison, G., Ball, S., Cheshire, P., Evans, A., Stabler, M. 1996

The Value of Conservation? A Litterature Review of the Economic and Social Value of the Cultural Built Heritage. London: The Department of National Heritage, English Heritage, and the Royal In

 

Althaus, H.-J., Kellenberger, D. Doka, G., and Kunniger, T. 2005

Manufacturing and Disposal of Building Materials and Inventorying Infrastructure in Ecoinvent. EcomedVerlagsgesellschaft mbH.From the Abstract: “The ecoinvent data

 

Artlab Australia. 2005

Submission to the public inquiry of the Productivity Commission: Conservation Of Historic Heritage Places.Among other things, this company provides expertise and offers se

 

Asabere, P.K., Huffman, F.E. and Mehdian, S. 1994

The adverse Impacts of Local Historic Designation: The Case of Small Apartment Buildings in Philadelphia. In Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 8: 225-234. Kluwer Academic Publisher

 

Australia ICOMOS. 2005

Submission to the Productivity Commission. Australia ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites). This submission brings to light some of the more difficult to g

 

Australian Council of National Trusts. 2005

Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into the Conservation of Australia’s Historic Heritage Places. Canberra: Australian Council of National Trusts.Fro

 

Australian Government (Productivity Commission). 2005

Conservation of Australia’s Historic Heritage Places: Productivity Commission Draft Report. Canberra: Australian Government.This draft report was recently released f

 

Australian Heritage Commission. 2001

Successful Tourism at Heritage Places: a Guide for Tourism Operators, Heritage Managers and Communities. Canberra: Australian Heritage Commission.We are told that this doc

 

Australian Heritage Commission. 2001

Australian Historic Themes: A framework for use in heritage assessment and management. Canberra: Australian Heritage Commission.This innovative resource comes with a foldo

 

Australian Wind Energy Association and Australian Council of National Trusts. 2005

Wind Farms and Landscape Values: Stage One Final Report - Identifying Issues. Melbourne: Australian Wind Energy Association and Australian Council of National Trusts.This

 

Balmain Precinct Committee. 2005

Submission from Balmain Precinct Committee to the Inquiry into the Policy Framework and Incentives for the Conservation of Australia’s Historic Built Heritage Places. Balmain Precinct Co

 

Barber, St. 2003

Municipal Tax Incentives in Victoria, British Columbia—A Case Study. In Plan Canada (Vol. 43, Number 2.). From the Summary: “ Tax incentive programs to stimula

 

Bennett, J. 2000

Natural Heritage Valuation Methods: Applications to Cultural Heritage. In Heritage Economics: Challenges for Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century (Conference P

 

Boyle, J.F., Ginsberg, S. and Oldman, S.G., revised by Rypkema, D.D. 2002

A Guide to Tax-Advantaged Rehabilitation. Washington: National Trust for Historic Preservation.Originally published in 1986 and updated by Rypkema in 2002, this 16-page gu

 

Brandes Gratz, R. 1999

Cities Rebuilt, Cities Reborn. In The Journal of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Vol. 13, Number 2. Washington: National Trust for Historic Preservation.The

 

British Government. 2004

Government Response to ODPM Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee Report on the Role of Historic Buildings in Urban Regeneration. London: British Parliament.

 

Butler, R. 2000

The Loss of Regional Heritage and the Development of Regional Heritage Tourism in Western Countries: a Reoccurring Paradox? In Heritage Economics: Challenges for Heritage Conservation and Sust

 

Canadian Tourism Commission. 2003

U.S. Heritage Tourism Enthusiasts: A Special Analysis of the Travel Activities and Motivation Survey (TAMS). Ottawa: Canadian Tourism Commission.This report focuses United

 

Canadian Tourism Commission. 2003

Canadian Heritage Tourism Enthusiasts: A Special Analysis of the Travel Activities and Motivation Survey (TAMS). Ottawa: Canadian Tourism Commission.This report focuses Ca

 

Canadian Tourism Commission. 2004

Defining Tomorrow’s Tourism Product: Packaging Experiences. Ottawa: Canadian Tourism Commission.From the Executive Summary: “The purpose of this study was to g

 

Cegielski, M., Janeczko, B., Mules, T. and Wells, J. 2001

Economic Value of Tourism to Places of Cultural Heritage Significance: A Case Study of Three Towns with Mining Heritage. Canberra: Australian Heritage Commission.This stud

 

Center For Governmental Responsibility, University Of Florida Levin College Of Law

Center For Urban Policy Research , Rutgers University. 2002. Economic Impacts of Historic Preservation in Florida (Executive Summary).This great documents lists benefits b

 

City of Broken Hill. 2005

Heritage & Cultural Tourism Initiatives, 1986 - 2005: Information For Productivity Commission Enquiry. Broken Hill: City of Broken Hill.From the Key Findings: “H

 

Clarion Associates. 2005

The Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation in Colorado (2005 Update): Denver: Colorado Historical Society.This well put together updated version of a 2002 report with

 

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Embodied Energy. http://www.cmit.csiro.au/brochures/tech/embodied/From the website: “The reuse of building materials commonly saves about 95% of embodied energy whic

 

Conway, B. D. and Arnold, A. L. 2003

Historic Preservation and Land Use. Michigan Land Use Leadership CouncilThe environmental angle from which the issue of historic preservation is approached in this paper m

 

Cotterill, D., Knight Merz, S. and Nohel, T. 2000

The Economic Benefits of Heritage Restoration. In Heritage Economics: Challenges for Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century (Conference Proceedings 2000). Canber

 

Cultural Human Resources Council. 2006

Human Resources in Canada’s Built Heritage Sector: Mapping The Workforce and Setting Strategic Priorities. Ottawa: Cultural Human Resources Council.Human resources i

 

Davies, Stuart. 2004

Regeneration and Renewal in the South West. Bathpool: South West Museums Libraries & Archives Council.While pertaining more directly to the context of museums and libr

 

Deodhar, Vinita. 2004

Does the Housing Market Value heritage? Some Empirical Evidence. Sydney: Macquarie University.From the abstract: “This paper discusses an empirical study conducted i

 

Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Britain). 1999

The Disposal of Historic Buildings: Guidance for Government Departments and Non-departmental Public Bodies. London: Department for Culture, Media and Sport.This policy gui

 

Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Britain). 2001

Realising Educational Potential. In The Historic Environment: A Force for Our Future. London: Department for Culture, Media and Sport.This chapter of the British Governmen

 

Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Britain). 2001

Protecting and Sustaining. In The Historic Environment: A Force for Our Future. London: Department for Culture, Media and Sport.This chapter addresses how to protect and s

 

Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Britain). 2001

Optimising Economic Potential. In The Historic Environment: A Force for Our Future. London: Department for Culture, Media and Sport.This chapter focuses on ensuring that t

 

Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Britain). 2001

Including and Involving People. In The Historic Environment: A Force for Our Future. London: Department for Culture, Media and Sport.This chapter is part of the publicatio

 

Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Britain). 2002

People and Places: Social Inclusion Policy for the Built and Historic Environment. London: Department for Culture, Media and Sport.From the executive summary: “This

 

Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Britain). 2005

Culture at the Heart of Regeneration: Summary of Responses. London: Department for Culture, Media and Sport.This departmental initiative follows the launch of the ‘C

 

Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Britain). 2005

Better Places to Live: Government, Identity and the Value of the Historic and Built Environment. London: Department for Culture, Media and Sport.This document is a powerfu

 

Department of the Environment and Heritage (Australian Government). 2004

Second Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into the Policy Framework and Incentives for the Conservation of Australia’s Historic Built Heritage Places. Canberra: Department

 

Department of the Environment and Heritage (Australian Government). 2004

Adaptive Reuse: Preserving our Past, Building our Future. Canberra: Department of the Environment and Heritage.The year 2004 was officially designated by Australia as the

 

Department of the Environment and Heritage (Australian Government). 2005.

Department of the Environment and Heritage Submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into the Policy Framework and Incentives for the Conservation of Australia’s Historic Built H

 

Dukas, Vilia. 2005

Desk-top Study of Web-based Heritage Related Educational Resources. Victoria: Australian Council of National Trusts and Deakin University.This desktop study was commission

 

Economics for the Environment Consultancy. 2005

Valuation of the Historic Environment: The Scope for Using Results of Valuation Studies in the Appraisal and Assessment of Heritage-related Projects and Programmes. London: English Heritage.

 

Florida Department of State. 2003?

Return of Investment: Florida’s Cultural, Historical and Library Programs – An Economic Impact Summary by the Florida Department of State. Tallahassee Florida Department of State.

 

Gale, D.E. 1991

The Impacts of Historic District Designation in Washington, D.C. Washington: National Trust for Historic Preservation.From the introduction: “In Washington, as elsew

 

Government Finance Research. 1991

The Economic Benefits of Preserving Community Character: A Case Study from Galveston, Texas. Washington: National Trust for Historic Preservation.A decent case study: &ldq

 

Hansen, R. 2000

Urban Heritage Revitalisation–Adaptive Reuse in the Wider Policy Context. In Heritage Economics: Challenges for Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century (Con

 

Heritage Canada Foundation. 2000

Canadians and Their Attitudes on Heritage: Pollara Survey Results. Ottawa: Heritage Canada Foundation.A Pollara survey conducted for the heritage Canada Foundation in Augu

 

Heritage Canada Foundation. 2001

Exploring The Connection Between Built And natural Heritage: Research Report. Ottawa: Heritage Canada Foundation.This publication constitutes a very useful overview of the

 

Heritage Canada Foundation. 2002

Proceedings, Heritage Canada Foundation Conference: Preservation Pays – The Economics of Heritage Preservation. Ottawa: Heritage Canada Foundation.Like many conferen

 

Heritage Canada Foundation. 2003

Human Resource Issues in the Preservation of Heritage Buildings: Research Report. Ottawa: Heritage Canada Foundation.During the last three decades, a workforce of built he

 

Heritage Canada Foundation. 2003

Proceedings, Heritage Canada Foundation Conference: Discovering Heritage Tourism. Ottawa: Heritage Canada Foundation.In more chronological fashion than the Canadian Touris

 

Heritage Canada Foundation. 2004

Proceedings, Heritage Canada Foundation Conference: Towards A National Trust. Ottawa: Heritage Canada Foundation.Participants at the conference explore whether it is time

 

Heritage Canada Foundation/Canadian Tourism Commission. 2004

Packaging the Potential: Discovering Heritage Tourism — Practical Ideas for the Tourism Industry. Ottawa: Heritage Canada Foundation/Canadian Tourism Commission.This

 

Heritage Victoria. 2001

Heritage Listing & Property Valuations In Victoria. Victoria: Heritage Victoria.From the abstract of this Australian publication: “Research studies, both domesti

 

Humphreys, J. 2004

Tax Incentives for Historic Rehabilitation in Western New York. Buffalo: Bank of New York’s Buffalo Branch.The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Buffalo Branc

 

Institute of Field Archaeologists and Atkins Heritage. 2004

Measuring The Social Contribution Of The Historic Environment. National Trust (England).From the Executive Summary: “Setting the historic environment and social poli

 

Kass, T. 2003

A Thematic History of the Central West - Comprising the NSW Historical Regions of Lachlan and Central Tablelands. New South Wales Heritage Office. A great Australian inter

 

Kleyle, F. E., 1980

Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings: An Annotated Bibliography. Washington: Department of the Interior.This compilation is an update of a 1976 “Reading List”

 

Leichenko, R. M., Coulson, N. E., and Listokin, D. 2001

Historic Preservation and Residential Property Values: An Analysis of Texas Cities. In Urban Studies, Vol. 38, No. 11, 1973-1987. Carfax Publishing.From the abstract: &ldq

 

Leithe, J. and Tigue, P. 1999

Profiting From The Past: The Economic Impact Of Historic Preservation In Georgia. Atlanta: Georgia Department of Natural Resources.Here are some of the conclusion elements

 

Listokin, D., Lahr, M. L., St. Martin, K., Francisco, N., and McGlyn, M. B. 2001

Economic Impacts Of Historic Preservation In Missouri. Jefferson City: State University of New Jersey.Here is another comprehensive document. From the Summary of Benefits:

 

Listokin, D., Listokin, B. and Lahr, M. 1998

The Contributions of Historic Preservation to Housing and Economic Development. In Housing Policy Debate. Vol. 9, Issue 3. Fannie Mae FoundationIn this American article pu

 

Mason, R. 2002

Assessing Values in Conservation Planning: Methodological Issues and Choices. In de la Torre, M. Ed. Assessing the Values of Cultural Heritage: Research Report. Los Angeles: The Getty Conserva

 

Mason, R. 2005

Economics and Historic Preservation: A Guide and Review of the Litterature. Washington: The Brookings Institution.The author Randall Mason teaches in the Graduate Program

 

McArthur, S. 2000

The economic rationale for adaptive reuse-case study of the North Head Quarantine Station. In Heritage Economics: Challenges for Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development in the 21st C

 

McCaan, Joy. A Lot In Store. 2002

Celebrating Our Shopping Heritage. Parramatta: New South Wales Heritage Office.A Lot in Store tells the story of NSW shopping and retailing and investigates why shopping h

 

Mcdougall & Vines Conservation and Heritage Consultants. 2005

Broken Hill – New South Wales Verandah Program: Summary Report. Broken Hill: Broken Hill Verandah Revival Program.Broken Hill is small Australian city with a mining

 

McVittie, E. and Brand, S. 2004

Economic Contribution of Museums, Libraries and Archives in the South West. Bathpool: South West Museums Libraries & Archives Council.This study quantifies the regiona

 

Mercer, Colin. 2004

Museum Impact Assessment: A practical guide. South West. Bathpool: Museums Libraries & Archives Council. From the introduction of this resource from England: “Th

 

Mules, T. 2000

Regional Economic Impacts of Tourism in Heritage Mining Towns. In Heritage Economics: Challenges for Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development in the 21st Century (Conference Proceedin

 

National Incentives Taskforce for the Environment Protection and Heritage Council. 2004

Making heritage Happen: Incentives and Policy Tools for Conserving our Historic Heritage. Adelaide: Environment Protection and Heritage Council.The purpose of this report

 

New Jersey Historic Trust. 1997

Economic Impacts of Historic Preservation. Trenton: New Jersey Historic Trust.For 20 years the State of New Jersey has taken unprecedented steps such as selling public deb