Auditing the historic environment: Measurements, datasets and English heritage’s state of the historic environment report 2002

Ian Baxter*

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Abstract

This paper sets out the current context for historic environment management, and the associated information requirements to manage organisations successfully within the sector for the benefit of the country's heritage. The initiative undertaken by English Heritage (the English government's conservation advisors) in developing a pilot State of the Historic Environment Report is used as a case study in the collation of management information for advocacy purposes. Political support for such a development is considered, as well as the history of the report's development with its roots outside the heritage sector. The challenges of project management for report delivery are discussed, particularly where information collation and analysis is reliant on third–party data sources, often created for separate purposes. Tourism data is focused on, showing how results from the former English Tourism Council's annual surveys of visitor attractions were used to inform key messages in the heritage sector. Comments are made on specific types of data used, and a review given of the methodology for collecting dedicated heritage management organisational data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-31
Number of pages31
JournalCultural Trends
Volume12
Issue number46
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002

Keywords

  • heritage
  • historic environment
  • audit
  • measurement
  • value
  • economics
  • tourism

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