Overview SECTION I PERSPECTIVES 1. First Principles for Conserving Built Heritage: Best Practices from the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation 3 Richard A Engelhardt and Montira H Unakul 2.Globalization, Urban Heritage, and the 21st Century Economy 16 Donov an D Rypkema 3. Economics, Sustainability, and Historic Preservation 30 (Speech by Danovan D Rypkema) 4. Cultural Heritage as Financial Asset in Strategies for Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation 44 David Throsby 5.Adaptive Reuse and Sustainability of Commercial Buildings 59 PeterABullen 6.Landmarks in the Spaces of Memory 78 Nirmala Rao Khadpekar SECTION II CONSERVATION STRATEGIES 7. Revolving Funds for Historic Heritage 87 www.ephc.gov.au 8. Financing Techniques and Strategies for Urban Heritage Conservation 101 Prem Pangotra 9.Heritage Resource Centre - Promoting Centres for Heritage Building Crafts 111 Ramesh Kumar Safaya 10.The Traditional Skills & Knowledge Base: The Still Surviving Assets of India's Built Heritage 122 Nimish Patel and Parul Zaveri SECTION III COUNTRY INITIATIVES 11.Heritage Protection in the Built Environment in Hong Kong and Queensland: A Cross-Cultural Comparison 137 Armitage, Lynne and Yau, Yung 12.Strengthening Urban Heritage in Singapore: Building Economic Competitiveness and Civic Identity 153 Belinda Yuen 13.A Process of Initiating Inner City Revival- The Case of Ahmedabad 167 Debashish Nayak 14. Environmental Sustainability of Heritage Cities: Urban Design Projects for Traditional Areas in Manama & Muharraq-Bahrain 181 FalahAl'Kubaisy 15.Tourism Development in World Heritage Urban Areas 204 Julia Maria Lourenqo and Daniela Fantoni Alvares Appendices 215 Index 231