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Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Heritage

How We Treat Our Landscapes Call For New Legislation

Written by Michael Starrett
Friday, 30 September 2005
The Heritage Council in many of its activities has been to the fore in promoting Irish action on the specific and general measures contained in the European Landscape Convention. These have included a policy proposal to government in 2002, promotion of awareness of landscape as part of our natural heritage and working with primary, secondary and tertiary levels of education to secure the place of landscape in the curriculum.
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Where To Now For Our Landscapes

Written by Michael Starrett
Sunday, 01 May 2005
it’s not what happens in life but how you react, that shapes the future Imagine you are a landscape The old adage that time passes time has never been truer. Any one at my stage of life also has the impression that the rate at which the time passes is accelerating. The funny thing is I always thought it would slow down. And I am only due to be on this earth for the proverbial four score years and ten.
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Our Heritage: The Value of Historic Buildings

Written by Donough Cahill
Tuesday, 30 November 2004
Ireland’s architectural heritage comprises a rich stock of buildings ranging from grand country and town houses to industrial and agricultural buildings. There is an ever growing appreciation of this heritage throughout the country at both a grass roots and central government level. Recent planning legislation and programmes such as the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage have sought to protect and broaden our knowledge of this important resource. These initiatives facilitate a recognition of this heritage asset not only in terms of its general cultural amenity value but also in terms of the role its preservation can play in sustainable development; successfully adapting and reusing old buildings can provide a financially and environmentally efficient alternative to new development works.
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