PC4: Conservation solutions

Thursday 23 February 2012, 9.15AM

Speaker: Visting speakers and Conservation Studies staff

This course will run for full days on four consecutive Thursdays. It will explore some of the key issues affecting the conservation of historic buildings, including recent initiatives and research. The course will consider the issues of ‘problem buildings’ and methods of creating financial packages for their conservation; and look at the successes and challenges of heritage-led regeneration. It will introduce and illustrate the application of project management techniques in conservation projects; consider the place of funding within conservation project management; and consider the range of risks involved in conservation work and strategies for their mitigation.

Course duration: 16 and 23 February, and 1 and 8 March 2012

Location: King's Manor, York

Admission: £350

Email: pab11@york.ac.uk

Telephone: 01904 433997