Findings from this book indicate that there is a role for an evaluation methodology in cultural built heritage (CBH) conservation decision-making for the public and private sectors. In this book Community Impact Evaluation (CIE) has been selected as it provides for the accounting of tangible and intangible attributes unique to CBH, often not equitably accounted. The method also allows the identification of conflicts providing the framework for resolution. It is recommended that government agencies and private developers, for cases involving protection of the CBH could adopt a CIE. In cases where government heritage agencies considered that a development might compromise conservation, a CIE could be undertaken to identify alternative courses of action. The project proponent, in the case of a private development, could undertake the CIE. The results of these could be used to assist in developing appropriate avenues for the implementation of the development. To simplify the CIE process the use of scoping, used in Environmental Assessment, has been recommended. This would allow for consideration of only the significant impacts upon the community sectors.

This book examines reconstruction and resilience of historic cities and societies from multiple disciplinary and complementary perspectives and, by doing so, it helps researchers and practitioners alike, among them reconstruction managers, urban governance and professionals. The book builds on carefully selected and updated papers accepted for the 2019 Silk Cities international conference on 'reconstruction, recovery and resilience of historic cities and societies', the third Silk Cities conference held in L'Aquila, Italy, 10-12 July 2019, working with University of L'Aquila and UCL. This multi-scale, and multidisciplinary book offers cross-sectoral and complimentary voices from multiple stakeholders, including academia, urban governance, NGOs and local populations. It examines post-disaster reconstruction strategies and case studies from Europe, Asia and Latin America that provide a valuable collection for anyone who would like to get a global overview on the subject matter. It thereby enables a deeper understanding of challenges, opportunities and approaches in dealing with historic cities facing disasters at various geographical scales. Additionally, it brings together historical approaches to the reconstruction of historical cities and those of more recent times. Thus, it can be used as a reference book for global understanding of the subject matter.