Session 4: Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment
Cultural heritage impact assessment is the process used to integrate cultural heritage management with the impact of planning proposals.
Impact assessments are an established process for:
- ensuring that proponents assume primary responsibility for
protection of cultural and heitage values that may be affected
by their proposals - forming a basis for statutory decisions on whether a proposal
meets sustainable development principles, and if so, relevant
heritage management and monitoring - incorporating community and stakeholder views in assessment
and decision-making processes.
An impact assessment involves:
- proponents taking responsibility for ensuring protection of
identified cultural and heritage values that may be affected
by proposals. As a result of an impact assessment, proposals
may be modified to avoid or minimise harm - decision-makers who provide a basis for decisions on whether
a proposal safeguards cultural heritage - stakeholders who provide community views and needs for
inclusion - all participants in determining the basis for cultural heritage
management and monitoring if a proposal proceeds.
A cultural heritage impact assessment is prepared to provide a detailed and holistic framework for decision making and for the implementation of a coherent set of appropriate actions for the conservation of cultural heritage sites.
Impact assessments highlight the many issues facing sites in terms of site management, conservation, monitoring and maintenance and the environment in and around the site.
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CHIA Baseline study
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CHIA assesment of impact
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For more information on the role of cultural heritage impact assessments as an effective cultural resource management tool, see the presentation delivered by Dr Pamela Rogers, cultural heritage conservation and management expert from the National College of Arts.
Further reading:
Lahore Fort Master Plan 2006-2011 (to come)
Shalamar Gardens Master Plan 2006-2011 (to come)