CAH 2025 - Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH) – 9th Edition

1. Conncepts of Heritage Sites, theories and practices of conservation alongside the world
1.1. Preservation and conservation for the wide range of heritage (different geographies, different historic/modern periods, etc.)
1.2. Different approaches and practice for different types of heritage
1.3. Cultural and laws, charts and recommendation for heritage protection
1.4. The governmental and NGO’s role in the conservation of the cultural heritage
2. The significance and Prominence of Cultural Heritage
2.1. Authenticity, Identity and Significance of cultural heritage
2.2. Value of heritage Sites to residents and their sense of belonging
2.3. UNESCO sites: preservation and management strategies
2.4. Socio-economic values in reuse strategies
2.5. Intangible cultural heritage assets
2.6. Heritage valuation and interpretation
3. Focus on conservation theories and practice due to heritage peculiarities
3.1. Archeological heritage from antiquity to modernity
3.2. Industrial heritage and environmental implications
3.3. Defence and military heritage and their inheritance
3.4. The Nineteenth/Twentieth heritage and its legacy
3.5. Abandoned villages and new strategies and perspectives of repopulation
3.6. Post-Crisis Heritage Conservation and Management
3.7. Dark Heritage/ Difficult Heritage conservation and management
4. Methods, tools and technologies in Heritage Asset Conservation
4.1. Innovative and sustainable technological methods as well as new materials in successful creative experiments.
4.2. Non-Destructive diagnostics and new techniques for decay assessment and preservation of cultural heritage.
4.3. Digital transition from archives to HBIM
4.4. Digital Heritage approaches and strategies
4.5. Mapping, Photogrammetry and Gamification Techniques.
5. Policies strategies, Management, Display and Promotion of Cultural Heritage
5.1. Reuse strategies of urban areas and built heritage
5.2. Sustainable Governance's strategies for maintaining and investing the assets of the past.
5.3. Tourism for cultural heritage and sustainable tourism practices
5.4. Museology and its Impact on Touristic Attraction and Economic Benefit
5.5. Historical Landscapes as Cultural Heritage
5.6. Refugees’ ephemeral heritage and Heritage Mobility
5.7. Cultural heritage and hospitality
6. Citizens’ Involvement and Their Roles in Conserving Their History
6.1. The community role in the reconstruction and conservation processes of devastated heritage site from Wars
6.2. Social participation in historical areas development plans and in regenerating heritage
6.3. The role of women in the conservation processes of the cultural heritage inheritance
6.4. Raising awareness about the preservation value of architectural heritage.
6.5. Co-creation practices and the preservation of tangible and intangible heritage.
6.6. Role of Cultural heritage in migration phenomena
7. Accessibility and Sustainable Preservation of Heritage Sites
7.1. Cultural heritage for ALL
7.2. Sustainability impact assessment
7.3. Adaptation to climate changes
7.4. Long term strategies and awareness campaigns
7.5. Heritage Tangible and Intangible accessibility matters in conservation and community engagement