Heritage Resources Management (HERM) 542

Introduction

HERM 542: Issues in Planning Historic Places is a detailed examination of planning options and approaches for historic places. Students will gain advanced skills in managing and structuring planning efforts for a variety of types of circumstances; learn how to define appropriate use for buildings, landscapes, and other resources in terms of broader preservation, economic, social, and interpretative needs; and learn how the planning of historic places is shaped by broader cultural and economic contexts and the existing built environment.

Through a range of readings and assignments, this course studies these issues. Significant debates in the field and the purpose of historic place planning, methods of assessment, regulation, conservation and interpretation are all part of this exploration.

Course Outline

Herm 542: Issues in Planning Historic Places is made up of ten units, which are bundled into three parts:

Part I: History, Heritage, and Commemoration

• Unit 1: Historic Places
• Unit 2: On Commemoration, Or the Making of Historic Places

Part II: Planning Historic Places

• Unit 3: Approaches to Planning Historic Places
• Unit 4: Values-Based Management
• Unit 5: Identifying and Evaluating Historic Places
• Unit 6: Legislation and Protection Strategies
• Unit 7: Conservation of Historic Places
• Unit 8: Rehabilitating Historic Places: Conservation Meeting Urban Needs
• Unit 9: Presenting Historic Places to the Public

Part III: Planning Cultural Landscapes

• Unit 10: Cultural Landscapes

Course Evaluation

To receive credit for HERM 542, you must complete all assignments and achieve a course composite grade of at least 60%. The chart below summarizes the course activities and the credit weight associated with each assignment.

There is no final exam.

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.