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Figure HER28 Membership of Australia ICOMOS, 2005–06 to 2015–16

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Graph

Membership numbers for the Australia International Council on Monuments and Sites, 2005–06 to 2015–16 Membership numbers for the Australia International Council on Monuments and Sites, 2005–06 to 2015–16 Australia ICOMOS Membership 2005-06455 2006-07480...

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Processes

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Heritage Effectiveness of management North East Coast Greater Perth Greater Sydney Heritage management processes are assessed by considering...

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Box HER38 Sustainable innovative urban design and Aboriginal heritage, East Leppington

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Case Study
... policy, the Burra Charter’s key principles ( Australia ICOMOS 2013 ), and Green Star rating systems associated with ...
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Pressures affecting heritage values

2016, 2011
Heritage
Pressures
Assessment summary

Heritage Pressures Climate changePopulation growthEconomic growthPressures on natural heritagePressures on Indigenous heritagePressures on historic heritage...

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Historic heritage

2016
Heritage
Outlook
Report Content

2016 Heritage Outlook Timor Sea The major mechanism for managing historic heritage in Australia is through statutory lists and registers, which are neither cohesive nor comprehensive. Many...

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Understanding

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Heritage Effectiveness of management Murray Darling North East Coast Greater Sydney Gulf of Carpentaria...

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Risks to heritage 2016

2016
Heritage
Risks
At a glance

At a glanceAustralia’s heritage continues to be under-resourced, and at risk from both natural and human factors. Some risks, such as catastrophic fire or extreme weather events, may not be easily mitigated, and instead may require post-event response. Events such as the removal of statutory...

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State and trends of heritage values

2016, 2011
Heritage
State and trends
Assessment summary

Heritage State and trends Identification: Listing JurisdictionsIdentification: Types of HeritageCondition and Integrity: Listing JurisdictionsCondition and Integrity: Types of Heritage...

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Effectiveness of heritage management

2016, 2011
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Assessment summary

Heritage Effectiveness of management Assessment of effectiveness of heritage managementOutcomesProcessesInputs: Financial ResourcesInputs: Human ResourcesUnderstandingPlanning...

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Approach - Heritage 2016

2016
Heritage
Report Content
... International Council on Monuments and Sites (Australia ICOMOS ), and the Australian Committee of the International ...
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Box HER14 Inneston Village Heritage Artisan Training Program, South Australia

2016
Heritage
Pressures
Case Study
... is anchored within the principles of the Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance, The Burra ...
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Climate change

2016
Heritage
Pressures
Report Content
... affecting Australia’s heritage ( ANU 2009 , Australia ICOMOS 2011 ). Australia’s climate has warmed ...
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Condition and Integrity: Types of Heritage

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Heritage State and trends Timor Sea Greater Adelaide Lake Eyre This section examines the condition and integrity of Australian heritage...

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Outlook for heritage 2016

2016
Heritage
Outlook
At a glance

At a glanceIf our heritage includes those places that we have ‘inherited’ and want to pass on to future generations, then the notion of ‘outlook’ is an essential element of heritage. The outlook for Australia’s heritage will depend on the manner in which the Australian Heritage Strategy is...

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Inputs: Human Resources

2016
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Heritage Effectiveness of management Tasmania Timor Sea Greater Darwin Great Barrier Reef Cocos Christmas...

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Pressures on historic heritage

2016
Heritage
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Heritage Pressures South Australian Gulf Greater Sydney Changing use and tension between cultural and economic values For many historic sites, the current use of...

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Identification: Listing Jurisdictions

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Heritage State and trends South Coast Murray Darling North East Coast Tasmania Timor Sea...

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Identification: Types of Heritage

2016
Heritage
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Heritage State and trends South Coast Murray Darling In Australia, heritage is defined by both statutory and nonstatutory listing processes, which result in...

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Condition and Integrity: Listing Jurisdictions

2016
Heritage
State and trends
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2016 Heritage State and trends South Coast South East Coast South Australian Gulf North East Coast Tasmania...

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9 Heritage | References

2011
Heritage
Introduction
Report Content
... Burra Charter: good practice for heritage places. Burwood: ICOMOS Australia, 2004. 47 Prime Minister's Science ... 58 Australia ICOMOS. The Burra Charter. The Australia ICOMOS charter for places of cultural significance 1999, with ...
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Understanding

2011
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2011 Heritage Effectiveness of management   The effectiveness of heritage management is determined by decision-makers' understanding of the broader environmental and socioeconomic significance of heritage values and...

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Preparedness for future pressures

2011
Heritage
Resilience
Report Content

2011 Heritage Resilience The drivers and pressures that threaten Australia's heritage do so in different ways, leading to different opportunities to prepare for future pressures or shocks. Natural heritage is most...

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In this chapter

2011
Heritage
Introduction
Report Content

2011 Heritage Introduction Assessing the condition of Australia's heritage places is hampered by an incomplete and unrepresentative set of formally identified heritage places, and by the absence of a comprehensive body...

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Heritage listings

2011
Heritage
Introduction
Report Content

2011 Heritage Introduction In Australia, heritage is identified, assessed and listed through multilayered and overlapping statutory and bureaucratic processes that broadly parallel our multitiered systems of government...

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Planning

2011
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2011 Heritage Effectiveness of management   The adequacy of planning for heritage management can be assessed by considering the policies and plans in place that result in management actions to address major pressures...

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Inputs

2011
Heritage
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2011 Heritage Effectiveness of management   Inputs to heritage management can be assessed by considering the financial, human and other resources that are available for management programs to address pressures and...

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Acronyms and abbreviations 2016

At a glance

Acronym or abbreviation Definition ATSIHP Act Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 CAPAD Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ICOMOS International...

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Supplementary material

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Supplementary material This is material that was developed as a part of the SoE process to support and inform the main report. The nature and authorship of this material varies, with products ranging from specially-commissioned reports from external consultants to further...

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Acknowledgements

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Acknowledgements The authors thank state, territory and Australian Government colleagues for their contributions to the thematic reports, and their critical reviews of scope, content and detail in the Overview and thematic reports. The substantial efforts of anonymous...

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