The Assessment of the Authenticity and Conservation Status of Cultural Landscapes in Southern Transylvania (Romania)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
- What is the degree of authenticity and preservation of the Saxon cultural heritage of Harman?
- Can the cultural property of Harman be nominated on the UNESCO WHL?
2.1. Inventory
2.2. Analytical Sheets
2.3. The Visual Assessment of the Preservation State
2.4. In Situ Reconstitution, In Situ Observations
2.5. Cartographic Supports
2.6. Questionnaires and SPSS Statistical Analysis
2.7. Intangible Heritage
3. Results
3.1. Tangible Heritage
3.2. Intangible Heritage
4. Discussion
- What is the degree of authenticity and preservation of the Saxon cultural heritage of Harman?
- 2.
- Can the cultural property of Harman be nominated to the UNESCO WHL?
- 3.
- From theory to practice
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Criteria and Subcriteria | Points |
---|---|
a. Form and design | |
The initial shape of the roof | 10 |
The traditional shape of the gate | 10 |
The initial shape of the windows | 5 |
The preservation of the cellar ventilation | 5 |
The preservation of the architectonic details (decorations and shutters) | 5 |
The cellar ventilation | 5 |
The chimney | 5 |
Preservation of the initial size and volume | 5 |
b. Construction materials | |
Roof material (tiles) | 5 |
Gate material (wood) | 5 |
Windows and shutters material | 5 |
c. Age | |
Building before 1850 | 10 |
Building between 1851 and 1900 | 5 |
Building between 1901 and 1945 | 3 |
d. Use and functions | |
The building preserves its original function | 10 |
The building mostly lost its original utility, but through its architecture, it preserves the arks of the past functions | 5 |
The building has completely lost the original functions and utility, but through its architecture, it partially preserves the marks of the past functions | 2 |
The building has lost its original functions and utility, its architecture was completely transformed | 0 |
Total | 100 |
Points | Authenticity |
---|---|
81–100 | Exceptional |
66–80 | Good |
50–65 | Average |
Under 49 | Low |
Physical Description of the Building | Preservation State | Visual Assessment Regarding the Preservation State |
---|---|---|
The building is excellently preserved | Excellent | x |
Is in good condition | Good | x |
Is inacceptable condition | Acceptable | x |
Bad state/degradation | Degradation | x |
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Street | Exceptional | Good | Average | Low | ||||
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N | % * | N | % * | N | % * | N | % * | |
Mihai Viteazul | 11 | 14.47 | 30 | 39.47 | 21 | 27.63 | 14 | 18.42 |
Ştefan cel Mare | 10 | 18.86 | 18 | 33.96 | 18 | 33.96 | 7 | 13.20 |
Andrei Şaguna | 4 | 21.05 | 3 | 15.78 | 9 | 47.36 | 3 | 15.78 |
Dorobanţi | 7 | 43.75 | 5 | 31.25 | 3 | 18.75 | 1 | 6.25 |
Avram Iancu-Pieţii | 11 | 30.55 | 15 | 41.66 | 5 | 13.88 | 5 | 13.88 |
Ecaterina Teodoroiu | 1 | 7.69 | 3 | 23.07 | 5 | 38.46 | 4 | 30.76 |
Eremia Grigorescu | 6 | 17.14 | 11 | 31.42 | 16 | 45.71 | 2 | 5.71 |
Gării | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16.66 | 6 | 50% | 4 | 33.33 |
Total | 50 | 19.23 ** | 87 | 33.46 ** | 83 | 31.92 ** | 40 | 15.38 ** |
Heritage | Appreciate | Indifferent | Not Appreciate | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spearman | Heritage | Correlation Coefficient | 1.000 | −0.119 | 0.268 | −0.323 |
Sig.(2-tailed) | 0 | 0.779 | 0.520 | 0.435 | ||
N | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
Appreciate | Correlation Coefficient | −0.119 | 1.000 | −0.927 ** | −0.275 | |
Sig.(2-tailed) | 0.779 | 0 | <0.001 | 0.509 | ||
N | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
Indifferent | Correlation Coefficient | 0.268 | −0.927 ** | 1.000 | −0.012 | |
Sig.(2-tailed) | 0.520 | <0.001 | 0 | 0.977 | ||
N | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
Not appreciate | Correlation Coefficient | −0.323 | −0.275 | −0.012 | 1.000 | |
Sig.(2-tailed) | 0.435 | 0.509 | 0.977 | 0 | ||
N | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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Pascu M, Pătru-Stupariu I. The Assessment of the Authenticity and Conservation Status of Cultural Landscapes in Southern Transylvania (Romania). Geographies. 2021; 1(1):3-21. https://doi.org/10.3390/geographies1010002
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