Publication detail

The Application of Cluster Analysis and Scaling Analysis Methods for the Assessment of Dams in Terms of Heritage Preservation

ŠPANO, M. OSIČKOVÁ, K. DZURÁKOVÁ, M. HONEK, D. KLEPÁRNÍKOVÁ, R.

Original Title

The Application of Cluster Analysis and Scaling Analysis Methods for the Assessment of Dams in Terms of Heritage Preservation

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Heritage preservation is a broad topic that affects virtually all fields of human activity. One of them is industrial heritage which is, among others, represented by the construction of dams. The assessment of such constructions, which could be important from the point of view of heritage preservation and potentially be declared cultural monuments, should be based on the analysis and historical development of the particular society. It should reveal which constructions can be found in a selected area and how they are divided. Dams include hundreds of constructions. A professional heritage officer, who is to decide whether to process and submit a proposal for the inclusion of a dam in the list of cultural heritage, thus faces the problem of how to carry out the analysis effectively. This article describes a procedure for using both cluster analysis and scaling method to categorise a set of 119 dams to be able to identify exceptional, so-called iconic, structures. By comparing the selection of significant representatives of dams created by the application of the two methods, which proved to be appropriate in terms of the industrial heritage preservation, a majority concordance is reached.

Keywords

Cultural heritage; dams; industrial heritage; uniqueness analysis

Authors

ŠPANO, M.; OSIČKOVÁ, K.; DZURÁKOVÁ, M.; HONEK, D.; KLEPÁRNÍKOVÁ, R.

Released

30. 3. 2021

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Location

PHILADELPHIA

ISBN

1558-3066

Periodical

International Journal of Architectural Heritage

State

United States of America

Pages from

1

Pages to

18

Pages count

18

URL

Full text in the Digital Library

BibTex

@article{BUT171758,
  author="Miroslav {Špano} and Kamila {Osičková} and Miriam {Dzuráková} and David {Honek} and Radka {Klepárníková}",
  title="The Application of Cluster Analysis and Scaling Analysis Methods for the Assessment of Dams in Terms of Heritage Preservation",
  journal="International Journal of Architectural Heritage",
  year="2021",
  volume="0",
  number="0",
  pages="1--18",
  doi="10.1080/15583058.2021.1899338",
  issn="1558-3066",
  url="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15583058.2021.1899338"
}