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Oxford Heritage Plan. Making Heritage Work. Oxford has 3 special resources. People Institutions Historic environment – The heritage dividend These make Oxford a World Class City. A plan to provide:. Understanding of the value and vulnerability of the resource - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Oxford Heritage Plan
Making Heritage Work
Oxford has 3 special resources
• People• Institutions• Historic environment – The heritage
dividendThese make Oxford a World Class City
A plan to provide:
• Understanding of the value and vulnerability of the resource
• Tools to use the heritage dividend in your strategies
• Constructive participation in managing it
These are our priorities
OSP and the Heritage Plan
• Key decision-makers for the city’s heritage
• A cross section of the city’s concerns• Current and future beneficiaries of
heritage
Talking to people
• OSP - key participants in managing heritage
• The heritage enthusiasts• Communities• Oxford Open Doors
Where are we now?• The Heritage Plan Portal- Scoping Report- Thematic Reviews- Evidence base
Where do we want to be?
• The economic value of heritage to the city is understood and appreciated
• New opportunities for heritage to add to our economy are realised
Where do we want to be?
• We recognise the value of heritage assets to the identity and cohesion of our communities
• Our management of heritage assets sustains their value to the community and builds belonging and integration
Where do we want to be?
• Using the embodied energy in the historic environment, we reduce our contributions to climate change
• Our approach to energy efficiency and renewables is creative and sustains or enhances the heritage dividend
• Our management of trees, soil and water reduce the impacts of climate change
Where do we want to be?
• We understand and sustain the benefit of the city’s historic landscape to its people’s health
• We use the historic landscape of the city as a resource to exercise the mind and body
Where do we want to be?
• We understand the positive character of established residential areas and the opportunities to enhance them
• Barton extension• Any underused historic buildings become
distinctive and attractive new homes at the centre of strong communities
How are we getting there?
• The Heritage Plan Portal
• The Evidence Studies
• Tools
Reviewing our management tools
• Have our policies kept pace with change?• Are they helping us achieve more?• How well are we communicating?• How helpful is what we say?
www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decP/OxfordHeritagePlan.htm
www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk