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Title Interdisciplinary Relationships, Influence, and Aspirations for Smart Heritage in Local Government
ID_Doc 39009
Authors Batchelor, D; Schnabel, MA
Title Interdisciplinary Relationships, Influence, and Aspirations for Smart Heritage in Local Government
Year 2020
Published Heritage, 3, 4
DOI 10.3390/heritage3040078
Abstract Local governments are responding to rising complexities in service delivery, governance, and civic stewardship with novel interdisciplinary discourses that converge previously separate disciplines. Smart Heritage, the novel convergence of smart city and heritage disciplines, is one interdisciplinary discourse that local governments utilise to address these demands. To successfully deliver Smart Heritage, local governments must understand how the interdisciplinary relationships, influence, and aspirations function within their organisation. However, due to the novelty of Smart Heritage, no academic research exists on these matters, particularly within local government contexts. Therefore, this article reports how relationships, influence, and strategic aspirations between the smart city and heritage discipline intersect as Smart Heritage. It draws on interviews with smart city and heritage advisors from three local governments in Australia. It finds a case-by-case working relationship between the disciplines, which indicates an emergent-yet-tenuous Smart Heritage discourse. Moreover, the interdisciplinary relationships influence broader considerations from the advisors than their single discipline. These considerations produce innovative aspirations for local governments on heritage and smart city matters. This finding establishes the first foundational understanding of Smart Heritage within local government.
Author Keywords Smart Heritage; smart city; heritage; governance
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
EID WOS:000674308200022
WoS Category Humanities, Multidisciplinary; Multidisciplinary Sciences
Research Area Arts & Humanities - Other Topics; Science & Technology - Other Topics
PDF https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/3/4/78/pdf?version=1605693952
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