Geography & Environmental Studies Resource Guide
Heritage & Conservation-- Some Key Documents/Data Sources
Adaptive re-use: preserving our past, building our future (2004) [web access]
[Explores some of the environmental, social and economic benefits of the adaptive reuse of historic buildings. Also available in print format]
Australia ICOMOS Charter for the Conservation of Places of Cultural Significance (the Burra Charter) [web access]
[Full text of the charter]
Australia, state of the environment reporting [web access]
[National SoE reports provide information about environmental and heritage conditions, trends and pressures, & are grouped together in themes]
Australian Heritage Directory [web access]
[Provides comprehensive links to heritage resources in Australia]
Australian Heritage Database [web access]
[Information about natural, historic and indigenous places. Includes places in the World Heritage List, the National Heritage List, the Commonwealth Heritage list, the Register of the National Estate]
Australian Heritage Places Inventory (AHPI) [web access]
[Contains summary information about places listed in State, Territory and Commonwealth Heritage Registers with links to the contributing heritage registers]
Australian Natural Heritage Charter [web access]
[The Purpose of this Charter is to assist everyone with an interest in the significance and conservation of natural heritage. It provides definitions of terms, a statement of principles and a rational process for making decisions. Also available in print format]
Australia's world heritage (2008) [web access]
[Details of Australia's world heritage sites. Also available in print format]
Bilateral agreements between the Commonwealth & States/Territories to deliver the Natural Heritage Trust [web access]
[Full text of the bilateral and partnership agreements]
Conquest to conservation : history of human impact on the South Australian environment (1985) [print]
[1985 publication which reviews the history of human ecology in South Australia]
Conservation of Australia's historic heritage places (2006) [web access]
[A report from the Productivity Commission which inquired into the policy framework and incentives for the conservation of Australia's built heritage places. Also available in print format]
Environmental indicators for national state of the environment reporting: natural and cultural heritage (1998) [web access]
[Recommends a key set of 43 environmental indicators for the natural and cultural heritage theme for Australian state of the environment reporting. Also available in print format]
Geographies of Australian heritages (2007) [print]
[Case studies which illustrate the range and diversity of heritage issues confronting Australia]
Guide to Heritage Agencies in South Australia [web access]
[Links to agencies responsible for heritage in South Australia]
Heritage directions: a future for built heritage in South Australia (2003) [web access]
[Provides a framework which addresses the identification, protection and promotion of built heritage in South Australia. Also available in print format]
Heritage: identification, conservation, and management (2002) [print]
[Examines the wide variety of heritage sites that make up Australia’s cultural and natural heritage]
International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) [web access]
[ICOMOS is an international non-governmental organization of professionals dedicated to the conservation of the world's historic monuments and sites. This charter was adopted by ICOMOS in 1965]
Making heritage happen (2004) [web access]
[Report of a taskforce which examined incentives and other policy tools to promote heritage conservation in Australia]
South Australia's state NRM plan (2006) [web access]
[A five-year plan (with a fifty year vision) which sets out a landscape approach to managing South Australia's natural resources]
Heritage & Conservation--Key Organisations
Australian Heritage Council
[The Australian Heritage Council is the principal adviser to the Australian Government on heritage matters]
Environment Australia : Australian Heritage
[Information about the conservation of Australia's natural, Indigenous and historic heritage]
Heritage Branch: South Australia Dept for Environment & Heritage
[The roles of the Heritage Branch are to identify, conserve, protect, promote and provide policy advice on the State's built and maritime heritage]
Natural Heritage Trust
[The Trust is a partnership of individuals, communities and governments, targeting environmental problems at their source]
Heritage & Conservation--Library Catalogue & Databases
Use the library catalogue to search for books. The following keyword searches may be useful starting points:
Conservation of natural resources Australia
Conservation of natural resources South Australia
Cultural property Protection Australia
Historic buildings Conservation and restoration Australia
Historic buildings Conservation and restoration South Australia
Historic sites Conservation and restoration Australia
Historic sites Conservation and restoration South Australia
Use databases to find journal articles. Choose an appropriate database from the Geography/Environmental Studies databases list (see especially the databases for Australian topics and the database Australian Heritage Bibliography in particular)
Last update: 6th May 2009 Helen Attar
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