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ItemPGAV Factsheet: Integrating climate change into disaster preparedness planning(University of Melbourne, 2021)This Fact Sheet will assist galleries to plan for and respond to the impacts of climate change. It provides a 5 step approach to prepare for the increased likelihood of disasters that have not previously posed a serious threat, and a useful table to assist galleries to mitigate the impacts of climate change on their operations and collections.
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ItemCONSERVATION AS SHARED RESPONSIBILITY: SOCIAL EQUITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND THE PUBLIC GOOD(UNIV PENNSYLVANIA PRESS, 2021-03-01)Social inequity presents a risk to cultural heritage, but conservation also contributes to social equity and justice goals. With a focus on groups in Australia whose access to conservation, and thus to their rights to their heritage, is disrupted by social inequities, this paper argues that conservation, as a normative discipline premised on the idea of a future in which heritage is accessible and open to interpretation, use and enjoyment, must, like social equity and justice movements, work to create more equitable socio-political futures. Theorizing that conservation is a public good, and focused through case studies that examine Aboriginal Art Centres, conservation education and regional and remote cultural collections, a case is established for the need to rebalance conservation in areas which have experienced past structural injustice. Utilizing the ethical and political philosophy of Iris Marion Young and Christine Sypnowich, critical evaluations of the profession that attempt to redefine conservation discourses are proposed to demonstrate the obligation of conservation to account for principles of social equity and justice. Overall, the paper reflects on the philosophical, ethical and societal implications for the profession of understanding conservation as a process characterized by change.
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ItemAccess relative to need for community conservation funding in Australia(ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2019-12-02)In a climate of scarce resources for heritage preservation, there is a need to develop principles and methodology for assessing and responding to inequity within the conservation sector. This paper focuses on spatial, or geographic, barriers as one factor determining the accessibility of conservation services. While the case study focuses on the conservation and management of collections of cultural material in Australia, the methodology is globally relevant for advancing the equitable distribution of heritage and conservation resources according to need. Using a statistical analysis of the spatial distribution of 1323 local heritage conservation projects that have been funded by the National Library of Australia’s Community Heritage Grants Program from 1994 to 2017, this study provides a measure of the spatial equality of conservation in Australia. Spatial distribution analysis indicates that the majority of projects funded are located in major cities, with fewer projects funded in regional, remote and very remote areas. An ‘access relative to need’ approach is proposed to counter the current centralisation of the conservation industry. Of particular relevance for international readers is the potential for this methodology to frame studies of the impacts on heritage resulting from climate change and extreme weather events.