The Lower Mainland of British Columbia is growing rapidly resulting in a
dramatic alteration of the landscape. Associated with this growth is the loss of
community heritage structures and properties. This destruction is occurring at a rapid rate
even though conservation mechanisms, tools and strategies exist.
This thesis examines the practice of heritage conservation and identifies the
heritage conservation tools that are presently being utilized by a number of selected
Lower Mainland municipalities. It then outlines the necessary conditions that a
community must possess for existing conservation tools to be effective.
A literature review of existing heritage conservation statutes was conducted to
identify the statutory tools available for conservation purposes. The primary method of
investigation involved interviewing 13 prominent heritage professionals from the
Provincial Government, selected Municipal Governments, and the private planning
sector. The survey allowed the author to generate a ‘tools chest’ of mechanisms available
for conservation purposes. In total 23 conservation tools were identified from both the
literature review and survey.
Research indicated that the perceived responsibility for heritage conservation in
British Columbia rested with local governments. To date these governments have had
limited success in ensuring long term management and protection of heritage properties
within their jurisdictions. Conservation tools presently being applied to manage these
community resources are limited in scope and applicable only under specific ownership
conditions. In general, local governments are under utilizing the conservation tools available to them. Reasons for this may include the lack of political and public support,
in addition to, monetary and time restraints directed for this purpose.
This study concludes with recommendations for local governments and the
planning profession regarding the direction which these groups should embark on with
future conservation activities.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/5515 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Savoie, Timothy Leonard |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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