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Development is a Shared Activity Amongst All Parties Potentially Affected
In the age of neoliberalism, owners are prone to expect the highest and best use from their properties. Highest and...
Read moreEight Key Factors in Local Government Heritage Management Systems
A heritage management system at local government level requires eight key elements as follows:Let me explain each of these separate...
Read moreMillers Point Heritage Public Housing
Rappoport Heritage Consultants is actively involved in advising prospective purchasers of Millers Point heritage houses in approaches and methodologies to...
Read moreUnderstanding the finegrain nature of existing development
Can there be heritage law? It would be like promulgating a law of beauty. Unless the system credibly identifies what...
Read moreContested Significance at Customs House
Customs House is an elegant sandstone building at Sydney’s busy Circular Quay, built in stages between 1845 and 1917, and...
Read moreBologna Heritage and Architecture
I travelled to Bologna with my aunt in early June 2014 and stayed in the town for a week before...
Read moreDefining Intangible Cultural Heritage
Sue Rosen and I have recently turned our attention to defining an Australian context for 'intangible cultural heritage'. We...
Read moreFinancing Metropolitan Governments
Heritage plays a critical role in the very fabric of our cities. In order to appreciate and protect its true...
Read moreWhy The Heritage Sector Needs Incentives (part 2)
In the last blog I gave you the top 5 reasons for incentivising cultural built heritage for privately maintained heritage...
Read moreWhy The Heritage Sector Needs Incentives
There are various good reasons for incentivising cultural built heritage. The top five reasons for privately maintained heritage buildings are:Firstly,...
Read moreUrban Regeneration
The following blog is an extract from a paper that Paul Rappoport will be delivering at the 12th International Forum...
Read moreAshfield Local Environment Plan Under Review
The NSW State Government continues to interfere with community endorsed cultural built heritage. On 25 February 2014, Minister for Planning...
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