PLE 745 Lecture 1: Week 1

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Planning
• Course: PLE 745
• Professor: Julie Tyndorf

Document Summary

Standards and guidelines for the conservation of historic places in canada. Introduces the decision-making process or the main steps to follow to achieve a successful conservation project. Contains 4 chapters: conservation decision making process, conservation treatments, standards, guidelines. Provides general principles (standards) and specific advice (guidelines) to guide decision making when planning interventions and using historic places. Endorsed most provinces and territories, and adopted by many municipalities as a reference document to help analyze interventions. The document presents an approach to conservation based on the heritage value of a historic place and its character defining elements. The document is not: a technical manual, case by case resolution of problems, prescriptive in its conservation advice, a replacement for provincial or municipal policies or directives. The intent of the standards and guidelines is to provide guidance to historic property owners who wish to alter their property, and to help approval authorities assess interventions on these properties.