Architectural Conservation in Asia

Architectural conservation professionals, site managers and students within Architecture, Planning, Archaeology and Heritage Studies will find this ambitious study an essential reference to architectural conservation in practice.

John H. Stubbs is Christovich Senior Professor of Architectural Preservation Practice and Director of the Master of Preservation Studies program in the School of Architecture, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Formerly Vice President for Field Projects for the World Monuments Fund, he is an international architectural conservation consultant. Robert G. Thomson is trained as a historical archaeologist and preservation planner. He is currently the Federal Preservation Officer for the Presidio Trust, San Francisco, California, USA.

Foreword A.G. Krishna Menon Preface General Introduction Part 1: East Asia Introduction 1. Japan 2. The People's Republic of China 3. Taiwan 4. South and North Korea 5. Mongolia Conclusion Part 2: Southeast Asia Introduction 6. Myanmar (Burma) 7. Laos 8. Cambodia 9. Thailand 10. Vietnam Conclusion Part 3: Southeast Asian Island Countries Introduction 11. Singapore 12. Malaysia 13. Brunei 14. Indonesia 15. The Philippines Conclusion Part 4: South Asia Introduction 16. India 17. Sri Lanka and Maldives 18. Pakistan 19. Bangladesh 20. Bhutan 21. Nepal Conclusion Part 5: Central Asia Introduction 22. Afghanistan 23. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan Conclusion Looking Ahead Glossary General and Additional Readings Index