Readings

Below are some selected readings/resources relating to prior projects that have informed this research:

Jones, S. (2017) Wrestling with the social value of heritage: problems, dilemmas and opportunities. Journal of Community Archaeology and Heritage, 4 (1), pp. 21-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/20518196.2016.1193996

Jones, S. & Leech, S. (2015) Valuing the Historic Environment: a critical review of existing approaches to social value. AHRC Cultural Value Report. https://www.escholar.manchester.ac.uk/api/datastream?publicationPid=uk-ac-man-scw:281849&datastreamId=FULL-TEXT.PDF

Jones, S. (2004) Early Medieval Sculpture and the Production of Meaning, Value and Place: The Case of Hilton of Cadboll. Historic Scotland. Edinburgh: Historic Scotland. https://www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and-research/publications/publication/?publicationId=992a1e1d-aca0-4ba2-907b-a5ad00fbac23

Robson, E. (2023) Assessing the Social Values of Built Heritage: Participatory Methods as Ways of Knowing, Architecture 3(3): 428-445. https://doi.org/10.3390/architecture3030023   

Robson E. (2021) Social Value Toolkit. [Website]. https://socialvalue.stir.ac.uk/

Robson, E. (2021) Wrestling with Social Value: An Examination of Methods and Approaches for Assessing Social Value in Heritage Management and Conservation. [PhD thesis] University of Stirling. https://dspace.stir.ac.uk/handle/1893/33355

Deep Cities – Curbatheri (2023) Deep Cities Toolbox – How do I assess the social values associated with the deep city? [Website] https://www.deepcities-toolbox.unifi.it/p21.html 

Bonacchi, C., Jones, S., Broccoli, E., Hiscock, A. and Robson, E. (2023) Researching heritage values in social media environments: understanding variabilities and (in)visibilities, International Journal of Heritage Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2023.2231919

Jones, S., Bonacchi, C., Robson, E., Broccoli, E., Hiscock, A., Biondi, A., Nucciotti, M., Guttormsen, T.S., Fouseki, K., and Díaz-Andreu, M. (2024) Assessing the dynamic social values of the ‘deep city’: An integrated methodology combining online and offline approaches, Progress in Planning. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progress.2024.100852.

Featured image: A university colleague reads one of the interpretation panels at Alloa Tower during a joint visit with Trust staff. Photo credit: Siân Jones