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Foreword
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Cultural heritage is a unique and irreplaceable
source of information. The process of
acquiring heritage information serves for
the identification of heritage places with
significance at the local, national and/or
international community.
Good decisions in heritage conservation
are based on timely, relevant and accurate
information about the conditions, materials
and evolution of heritage buildings and
landscapes.
Therefore,
documenting,
recording and analysis of heritage places is
an essential part of their conservation and
management.
The rapid rise in new digital technologies
has revolutionized the practice of recording
heritage places. Digital tools and media
offer a myriad of new opportunities for
collecting, analyzing and disseminating
Architectural Heritage Recording Manuals
information about heritage sites. With these
new opportunities, there are also conflicts, and
an intense effort to build digital media into the
education of conservation professionals. Issues
regarding the proper, innovative and researchfocused uses of digital media in heritage
conservation are an urgent topic in the global
heritage conservation field, and the University
College St. Lieven together with the Raymond
Lemaire International Centre for Conservation
(University of Leuven) have played a leading
role in this area of cross-disciplinary research
and practice. This training course offers a
unique opportunity for professionals of heritage
institutions in the Welfare Association to learn
new approaches, best practices, and research
results in the area of heritage information.
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